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Mima mounds and Missoula floods

In this Dec. 29, 2013 photo, Bryan Moss and Tracey Byrne from the Seattle area stop along the walking path in the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve near Littlerock, Wash. Emmanuel “Manny” Gabet, a geomorphologist at San Jose State University, states that prehistoric generations of pocket gophers created the vast fields of Mima Mounds found in south Puget Sound and in other locations around the world, a contention that is not without its critics, including local geologists and wildlife researchers. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Steve Bloom) ORG XMIT: WAOLY101 (Steve Bloom / AP)
By Eli Francovich elif@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508

Learn more about Eastern Washington’s dramatic ice-age history at an upcoming free public lecture hosted by the Ice Age Floods Institute July 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. The lecture will be held at the Lair Auditorium Bldg. 6 at Spokane Community College (1810 N Greene St).

Former Eastern Washington University professor Jerry Galm will explain how small mounds, often called Mima mounds, may have formed. Theories range from forces unleashed by the glacial flood to gophers.

For more information call 954.4242 or email iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com.

And, on July 20, hike to see the mysterious mounds in Palisades Park. The hike will be led by geologist Michael Hamilton. The two-mile hike costs $15. For more information call 499-1816 or email cjgbfox@gmail.com.