Nick Zentner
Mount Pilchuck w/ Gary Paull
updated
Nick returns to livestreaming on YouTube after a summer of field videos and vacations.
This livestream will announce this winter's alphabet series - and will feature Nick asking for input as he prepares this fall.
0:00 Livestream Starts
11:28 Program Begins
44:08 Early Ideas
58:03 Viewer Ideas
Dr. Waldien (South Dakota School of Mines) delivers an informal Zoom talk following an Oblique Convergence Penrose Conference (August, 2023) held in McCall and Riggins, Idaho.
South Dakota School of Mines Assistant Professor Trevor Waldien helps Nick start thinking about Alaska Tectonics.
Trevor's 2021 paper is at nickzentner.com under 'Faults':
https://www.geology.cwu.edu/facstaff/nick/gFAULTS//
A discussion between State Geologists in the American West. Casey Hanell (Washington), Ruarri Day-Stirrat (Oregon), Claudio Berti (Idaho), and Jeremy Lancaster (California) compare and contrasts between their respective State Geological Surveys.
Geologist Shawn Willsey leads a six-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon in Arizona. This short video compiles a few quiet moments on various days during the memorable journey down the Colorado River.
Website: https://thegeoco.com.au/
Wonder: a planet earth podcast for curious people with Holly Cooke & Anthony Reid
Idaho geologist Shawn Willsey shares Malm Gulch with Skye Cooley and Nick Zentner.
Malm Gulch: maps.app.goo.gl/dxumc68tp1hW47ii8
Geology Underfoot in Southern Idaho: mountain-press.com/collections/geology-underfoot/products/geology-underfoot-southern-idaho
Naches Loop Trail: wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/naches-peak-loop
Chinook Pass: maps.app.goo.gl/tLtDc5Yv23HQZWd27
Will Gallin teaches Nick about Carbon Sequestration in Washington.
WA Geology Library: dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/washington-geology-library
WA Geologic Information Portal: dnr.wa.gov/geologyportal
The tafoni in the Roslyn Formation is featured in the Teanaway Community Forest.
Cheese Rock area: maps.app.goo.gl/7K1HJaVrG13A3mC1A
Hornby Island tafoni: youtube.com/watch?v=TbT-XGbhV90&t=1467s
The Blakely Formation at Alki Point is featured.
Alki Point: maps.app.goo.gl/mTgoAoAqksyim2b19
Jerome Lesemann (Vancouver Island University) shares folded limestone with Gary Paull and Nick Zentner. This is a scouting videos in preparation for filming a new episode of 'Nick On The Rocks'.
Open Bay: maps.app.goo.gl/tnqzkfG1A5txaxtz8
Vancouver Island Professor Jerome Lesemann shares a stunning outcrop with Gary Paull and Nick Zentner. This is a scouting video for an upcoming 'Nick On The Rocks' episode for PBS. Who knows how tafoni forms?
Downes Point: maps.app.goo.gl/yVaWd8TyxQw6AjnDA
Shawn Willsey - Geology Professor at College of Southern Idaho - guides Nick down the South Fork of the Payette River in central Idaho.
youtube.com/@UCB1t-8MBhxyDVabeUcTj0Zw
Vancouver Island Professor Jerome Lesemann shares a stunning outcrop with Gary Paull and Nick Zentner. This is a scouting video for an upcoming 'Nick On The Rocks' episode for PBS.
Cottam Point: maps.app.goo.gl/bSLAaLy5GZWZtufr9
GEOL 351 lecture #17. Cascades Unconformity
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
14:17 Lecture Begins
1:06:51 After Party
GEOL 351 lecture #16. Old Scab Mountain!
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
12:19 Lecture Begins
1:05:18 After Party
Nick joins the Spirit Lake Pluton Project just north of Mount Saint Helens Volcano.
This video was made possible, in part, through NSF Grant EAR-2426074
GEOL 351 lecture #15. Follow the Synclines!
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
10:40 Lecture Begins
Dan & Joel share a new Dry Falls poster with the public. Comments are welcome and encouraged!
WA Geology Library: dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/washington-geology-library
WA Geologic Information Portal: dnr.wa.gov/geologyportal
GEOL 351 lecture #14. Two Hells Canyons
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
12:10 Lecture Begins
USGS geologist Lydia Staisch updates Nick's understanding of the cutting of Hells Canyon. The new paper is at nickzentner.com under '351'.
GEOL 351 lecture #13. Unroofing the Cascades!
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
11:55 Lecture Begins
Simon Fraser University PhD student Sarah Aufrere joins Hannah Shamloo and Nick Zentner from Central Washington University.
Emilie helps Nick understand the science of post-fire debris flows that are triggered by high intensity rain events.
WA Geology Library: dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/washington-geology-library
WA Geologic Information Portal: dnr.wa.gov/geologyportal
GEOL 351 lecture #12. Dacite on the Move!
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
8:52 Lecture Begins
Purdue University geology professor Michael Eddy visits Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
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14:00 Lecture Begins
GEOL 351 lecture #11. Snake River Plain
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
17:32 Lecture Begins
GEOL 351 lecture #10. Snake River was Here?
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
15:21 Lecture Begins
2025 Downtown Geology Lecture Series. Lecture 3 of 3. Recorded at Morgan Auditorium in Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
Stanford University geology professor Ayla Pamukcu visits Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
17:20 Lecture Begins
USGS geologist Jim O'Connor guides Nick through the Upper Ellensburg Formation. GEOL 351.
GEOL 351 lecture #9. Lower Ellensburg Formation.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
2025 Downtown Geology Lecture Series. Lecture 2 of 3. Recorded at Morgan Auditorium in Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
GEOL 351 lecture #8. Cougar Point Tuff.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
10:54 Lecture Begins
GEOL 351 lecture #7. Yellowstone Ash.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
9:37 Lecture Begins
1:00:00 Faith and Raquel
2025 Downtown Geology Lecture Series. Lecture 1 of 3. Recorded at Morgan Auditorium in Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
Former University of Aberdeen scholar Alena Ebinghaus helps Nick learn new things about the Ellensburg Formation of central Washington, USA.
University of Utah Geology Professor Emeritus Barbara Nash chats with Nick about her tephra database related to various ash fallout beds across the Pacific Northwest.
GEOL 351 lecture #6. Diatomite.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
14:32 Lecture Begins
GEOL 351 lecture #5. Lava Dams!
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
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10:07 Lecture Begins
Mt St Helens Geology Weekend Camp (Aug 15-17, 2025) with Hannah Shamloo & Nick Zentner: thebronzechapter.org/2025/01/rock-and-role-a-bipoc-centered-geology-adventure-at-mount-st-helens-august-2025
Ellensburg Geology Weekend Camp (June 20-22, 2025) with Nick Zentner:
thebronzechapter.org/2025/01/rock-and-role-a-bipoc-centered-geology-adventure-at-ellensburg-june-2025
Donate to the Bronze Chapter!:
thebronzechapter.org/donate
Washington Geological Survey geologist Brennan van Alderwerelt visits Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
14:05 Lecture Begins
GEOL 351 lecture #4. Vantage White Belt Stratigraphy.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
10:58 Lecture Begins
Carnegie Scientist Jennifer Kasbohm shares her Vantage Sediment and Flood Basalt work with Nick Zentner.
GEOL 351 lecture #3. Vantage Sandstone Stratigraphy.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
10:55 Lecture Begins
University of Nevada-Las Vegas geology professor Erin Donaghy helps Nick dream up a new Chumstick Basin episode of 'Nick On The Rocks'.
GEOL 351 lecture #2. Ellensburg Formation Stratigraphy.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Starts
5:54 Lecture Begins
GEOL 351 lecture #1. Columbia River Basalt Stratigraphy.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, USA.
0:00 Livestream Begins
12:15 Lecture Starts
1:01:45 Live Q & A
Central Washington University. Ellensburg Formation.


