Out & About: Geology talk soars over Ice Age floods

OUTFLY – Fasten your seat belts for a geology program that uses technology, personal aircraft and video footage to “fly” viewers over the Ice Age Floods from Lake Missoula to Wallula Gap.

The program by geologist Tom Tabbert will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Eastern Washington University, Science Building, Room 137, in Cheney.

Tabbert has used his Trike aircraft to explore features of the great floods of 12,000-18,000 years ago and the aftermath of carved canyons, potholes and scabland washes through Eastern Washington.

Info : Melanie Bell, iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com; (509) 954-4242.

Outdoor groups cover variety of topics

OUTHEAR – Inland Northwest outdoors groups have drummed up some good stuff for their monthly free programs. Among this week’s offerings are:

• Cycling the Trans-America and local bicycling programs will be discussed by three speakers, 6:30 p.m., Monday at Riverview Retirement Center, 2117 E. North Crescent Ave., for Spokane Bicycle Club.

• Climate change impacts on Palouse Praire ecosystems, by Sanford Eigenbrode, professor in the University of Idaho’s Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences program, Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Master, 4800 N. Ramsey Road in Coeur d’Alene, for Coeur d’Alene Audubon.

• Fly Auction, anglers donate hand-tied fly patterns for auction to benefit local fishing education and fisheries conservation programs, 7 p.m., Wednesday at St. Francis School, 1104 W. Heroy, for Spokane Fly Fishers.

• Birding South America, by Lucila Castro and Peter Morrison of the Pacific Biodiversity Institute, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at Riverview Retirement Center, for Spokane Audubon.

Nordic skiing for kids

OUTWAX – The parent-driven Nordic Kids program that’s introduced youths to cross-country skiing on winter Saturdays at Mount Spokane for more than three decades is expanding this year from a limit of 140 kids to 180.

Sign-up is underway online at spokanenordic.org.

Banff films coming

OUTFLICK –The annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is booked in Spokane on Nov. 21-23 at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Tickets: $17 a night through mountaingear.com.