Sierra Nevada Airstreams

Learning about the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Great Basin Area

Peavine Peak overlooking Reno, Nevada

GEO

Maps - places - minerals

The Sierra Nevada and Great Basin area is a wonderful study for those interested in earth processes. It provides many examples of volcanoes, faulting, and precipitate minerals that can be investigated and examined in any scale from the micro to the macro and from seconds to eons.

The Sierra Nevada Airstreams GEO pages are where you can find out about maps, places, and minerals relating to geology, geography, geophysics, geochronology, or other earth based studies.

• USGS on volcanoes http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/text.html

• California geography images http://www.schweich.com/geogimagesCCA.html

BIO

Birds - bugs - fish - flowers - wildlife

There are many diverse ecosystems in this region some of which are rather unique. The elevations are rather high, atmosphere rather dry, and soil rather sandy so the overall ecosystem is generally that of a high desert. The exceptions are in the nooks and crannies - the canyons and other special geologic features torn into the landscape by various geophysical actions. The area serves large transient populations, too. Several wildlife sanctuaries are popular for birders looking for rare species in migration. The sparse human population in many parts of the region also allow for unfettered habitats supporting many species from jackrabbits to antelope.

Mother nature - environment and phenomena

Weather

• Region climate notes

• NOAA Reno Weather Office

• Canadian Rockies Travel Guide http://www.canadianrockies.com/ |

• Sierra Nature Notes, The Online Journal of Natural History News In the Sierra Nevada http://www.yosemite.org/naturenotes/index.htm

• Bishop BLM Office http://www.ca.blm.gov/bishop/index.html

• New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance http://www.nmheritage.org/guide/

• http://home.earthlink.net/~mgordon324/sierra.htm - Michael Gordon's Sierra Nevada Resource

• Total Sierra http://www.totalsierra.com/ale/default_new.asp

• Chuck Swift's Photographs http://www.swiftgallery.com/

History and Culture

Museums - places - events - explorers - roads - anthropology and archeology

• Site Map for Lassen County History and Culture http://www.psln.com/pete/site_map.htm

• Sierra Army Depot at Herlong History http://www.psln.com/pete/siad.htm

• Some of the tools used by early surveyors http://www.longcamp.com/articles.html

• Oregon - California Trails Association CA-NV Chapter http://canvocta.org/index.html

• Building the railroad http://www.iit.edu/~misa/NOS/1.1_intro.html

• Field Trip Resources http://www.hsc.org/fieldtrips/FieldTripDir2.html (Home School Association of California)

Other Resources

Mother Nature Fan Club: Environmental Directory for Education, Natural Lifestyle and Green Products and Services

Lyme Disease Network

AMCA Homepage

Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

Spacewatch Friday: Avian Astronomy: Do Some Heavenly Nighttime 'Birding'

Bad Meteorology

Spacewatch Friday - Astrophotography 101: How to Take Stellar Pictures

www.topowest.com: Welcome to the Free Topo Foundation

TerraServer V5.0 Homepage

USGS TerraServer -- Digital Backyard

Defending Science | DefendingScience.org explores how scientific evidence is used in the courtroom

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Wooden Spoons (Old Wives' Tales)

The 10 Brightest Stars

Nevada Web Sites - http://www.cruise-nevada.com/

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