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Earth, wind, and Fire: The dynamic evolution of the eastern Sierra Nevada and western Great Basin, Nevada and California (Guide to the Earth Science Week field trip, October 7th, 2023)
 
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Title: Earth, wind, and Fire: The dynamic evolution of the eastern Sierra Nevada and western Great Basin, Nevada and California

Author: Rachel Micander, Griffin Burke-Ruhl, Seth Dee, Christopher D. Henry, Rachel Kozloski, and Richard D. Koehler
Year: 2023
Series: Educational Series
Version: E072
Format: 32 pages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66058/SFYH6933

This year, Earth Science Week is celebrating the theme “Geoscience Innovating for Earth and People”. In keeping with the theme, our 2023 field trip will take us on a tour of the Truckee and north Lake Tahoe areas, and the Truckee River west of Reno. We will discuss some aspects of the geosciences that are helping our mountain communities work towards healthier and increasingly sustainable lifestyles, while implementing environmental problem-solving in the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond. We will discuss the geology and ecosystems in these regions, past mining and logging activities, landscape evolution, and natural hazards. We will also learn about microplastics in Lake Tahoe, which provides drinking water to downstream communities, and research that is being done to study these substances.

Suggested Citation: Micander, R., Burke-Ruhl, G., Dee, S., Henry, C.D., Kozloski, R., and Koehler, R.D., 2023, Earth, wind, and fire—the dynamic evolution of the eastern Sierra Nevada and western Great Basin, Nevada, and California (Guide for the Earth Science Week field trip, October 7, 2023): Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Educational Series 72, 32 p., https://doi.org/10.66058/SFYH6933

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Original Product Code: E072