Welcome to the NNSP
NNSP 2009 ParticipantsMission Statement
The Northeastern Nevada Science Project (NNSP) provides professional development for teachers grades K-12 in science. Over a three year period teachers will attend three one-week summer institutes providing content information in the three strands of the Nevada State Science Standards. Professors from the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada Department of Education, and regional coordinators from the Northeastern Nevada Regional Professional Development program help participants to understand and apply current research in the implementation of inquiry-based instruction in their science classes.
Upcoming Events
Pedaling Your Watershed - Cycles & Science Workshop This watershed workshop will cycle along the beautiful Truckee River bike path. We begin at the Oxbow Nature Study Area with cycle safety and Safe Routes to Schools. We cycle to the McKinley Arts Center, Rock Park, and E. McCarran; and then cycle back to Wingfield Park and return to Oxbow. Cycles & Science will explore lessons and activities on the hydrocycle, the phosphorus cycle, nitrogen cycle, and the carbon cycle. Participants - Bring your own (non-motorized) cycle, lunch and water. Families are welcome. June 18, 2010; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; at Oxbow Nature Study Area (Dickerson Road, Reno, NV) COST - $10.00 .5 NV DOE CE Credit Call Sierra Nevada Journeys to sign up today! (775) 355 - 1688
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Environmental Scientist Bureau of Water Quality Planning Nevada Division of Environmental Protection 901 S. Stewart St., Ste 4001 Carson City, NV 89701-5249 p: 775-687-9454 www.ndep.nv.gov/edu<http://www.ndep.nv.gov/edu>
Changing Range of Light: Climate Change in the Sierra Nevada Presentation by Elizabeth Carmel, with co-authors Dr. Geoff Schladow and Dr. Robert Coats
Date: June 17, 2010 Time: 6:30 p.m. no-host bar/door opens; 7 p.m. program Cost: $10. No-host bar Location: Assembly Rooms 139 & 141 Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nevada
When John Muir coined the phrase ‘Range of Light’ in the late 1880’s, few people had seen the spectacular Sierra Nevada. John Muir’s writings provided the world a window into this magnificent landscape. His writing and activism helped bring attention to the threats to the natural ecosystem of the Sierra Nevada. Due to the visionary actions of an earlier generation, many regions of the Sierra Nevada are now protected in National Parks and Wilderness Areas. The images of landscape photographer Ansel Adams also played an important role in the protection of important regions of the Sierra. Photographers still gain inspiration and imagery from the beautiful landscapes of the Sierra Nevada. Elizabeth Carmel is a Truckee-based photographer who will present on her new book, The Changing Range of Light: Portraits of the Sierra Nevada. The landscape photography book focuses on climate change issues in the Lake Tahoe and Sierra Nevada region of California. Accompanying her presentation are prominent climate change scientists Geoff Schladow, Ph.D. and Robert Coats, Ph.D. The scientists contributed insights in the book’s introduction and within the text that accompanies the photography, and will talk about the recent scientific results and ideas on climate change, particularly as it affects the Sierra Nevada.
Elizabeth Carmel Elizabeth Carmel is a Sierra-based photographer specializing in unique, expressive landscapes and "waterscapes." Her prints combine dramatic photography, vivid colors, and artistic touches to create new, captivating visions of the natural world. She has spent years exploring and photographing the diverse landscapes of the world, often traveling on foot or skis in wilderness terrain far from roads in order to capture her unique images. Her award winning images are in numerous galleries and private collections throughout the United States. Elizabeth and her husband, Olof Carmel, own and operate a photography gallery in Truckee, CA.
Geoffrey Schladow, Ph.D. Geoff Schladow holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Australia. His research at Lake Tahoe focuses on the physical processes that control water quality and the lake ecosystems. A changing climate, and its impacts on both the watershed and the lake, is currently at the forefront of his research. Dr Schladow is the founding director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Robert Coats, Ph.D. Bob Coats has a Ph.D. in Wildland Resource Science from the University of California at Berkeley. His recent research in the Tahoe Basin, concentrates on the effects of land disturbance on water quality and on the regional trends and impacts of climate change in the Basin. He lives and works in Berkeley CA, where maintains the consulting firm of Hydroikos Ltd. Dr. Coat’s work outdoors sometimes provides inspiration for his poetry; which has been published in arrange of anthologies. Program is presented by Squaw Valley Institute and UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. For additional information, please visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org or terc.ucdavis.edu. |
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