The Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI), an educational nonprofit was founded in 1995.  Major accomplishments since inception are the formation of ten chapters across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana with a large and diverse membership.  Federal designation legislation passed in 2009, authorizing the National Park Service to establish the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (IAFNGT), is a significant milestone which elevates the IAFI scope of work as primary private sector partner in development and implementation of the Trail management plan.