by Aiden Tuan | Mar 13, 2026 | ScienceWire
New member Carl Schoch pens about Sadie Cove, a deglaciated fjord, tucked away in the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay in Alaska. Named in 1880 by William H. Dall, the rocks surrounding the cove are made of sandstone and other sedimentary rock. Prehistoric rock...
by Aiden Tuan | Jun 29, 2025 | ScienceWire
In a piece for the Environmental Protection Agency, new member Kelsey Swenson pens a story on natural infrastructure to shield from flooding. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay, the city of Crisfield has been reliant on its surrounding environment since its founding....
by Susan Keown | Mar 4, 2022 | ScienceWire
For the Everett Herald, Julia-Grace Sanders (@sanders_julia) wrote a series in May 2021, “Our Fault,” focused on the terrible damage that would be inflicted throughout the Seattle metro region by an earthquake along the relatively little-studied Southern Whidbey...
by Susan Keown | Nov 5, 2021 | ScienceWire
Strange patterns can arise in the pebbly ground of cold landscapes. Now, writes Hannah Hickey (@hickeyh), scientists can explain how these patterns of circles, lines or gently undulating shapes form. The rocks are slowly pushed into place by the random growth of...
by Ashley Braun | Dec 14, 2020 | Past Events
Monday, December 21, 6:00–7:00 p.m. PST Most people don’t think of looking for geology from the sidewalks they travel, but for the intrepid geologist any good rock can tell a fascinating story. On Monday, December 21, several dozen NSWA members joined author and...
