Ski with a Scientist - Forest Ecology: Fire and Ice
Mar
7
Fri
TERC Staff researcher Aaron Vanderpool discusses the new and novel ways UC Davis researchers are innovating ways we reforest following wildfire.
About the Tour
Join TERC scientists for a fun, interactive on-the-mountain tour at Alpine in partnership with the US Forest Service. Do you love to ski/snowboard and science? This is a unique opportunity for you! Learn about the research and education of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), the environmental history of Alpine, and the role of the US Forest Service and public lands at Palisades Tahoe.
This program happens at 1:00pm on Fridays beginning mid-February through the end of March. Tours will last approximately 1 hour. In the event that on-the-mountain tours are cancelled for inclement weather or unsafe snow conditions, the presentations will be alternatively available at 1:15pm inside the Alpine lodge.
Details:
- Tour lasts approximately 1 hour and includes six stops within Alpine Meadows.
- Open to intermediate skiers and snowboarders.
- Maximum group size: 12 participants.
- Alternate indoor presentations (1:15 PM, Alpine Lodge) will occur during inclement weather or unsafe snow conditions.
Mar
7
Fri
Ski with a Scientist - Forest Ecology: Fire and Ice
TERC Staff researcher Aaron Vanderpool discusses the new and novel ways UC Davis researchers are innovating ways we reforest following wildfire.
About the Tour
Join TERC scientists for a fun, interactive on-the-mountain tour at Alpine in partnership with the US Forest Service. Do you love to ski/snowboard and science? This is a unique opportunity for you! Learn about the research and education of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), the environmental history of Alpine, and the role of the US Forest Service and public lands at Palisades Tahoe.
This program happens at 1:00pm on Fridays beginning mid-February through the end of March. Tours will last approximately 1 hour. In the event that on-the-mountain tours are cancelled for inclement weather or unsafe snow conditions, the presentations will be alternatively available at 1:15pm inside the Alpine lodge.
Details:
- Tour lasts approximately 1 hour and includes six stops within Alpine Meadows.
- Open to intermediate skiers and snowboarders.
- Maximum group size: 12 participants.
- Alternate indoor presentations (1:15 PM, Alpine Lodge) will occur during inclement weather or unsafe snow conditions.
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