Professor offers walk, talk on Waterfall Fire Saturday

Everyone is invited this Saturday, Oct. 3, to the Carson City Library

at 11 a.m. to hear a 30-minute presentation on the Waterfall Fire

Interpretive Trail by Western Nevada College professor Mike Sady, followed at 1 p.m. by a

narrated walk along the trail.

Sady has studied the changes in the landscape since the fire five years ago, and has insights on the

firefighting efforts, re-seeding and effects of climate change on plant life.

The interpretive trail begins at the Jack C. Davis Observatory on the western edge of the campus, and the entire trail walk should take about 90 minutes. The trail contains eight study sites, with three plots that

compare and contrast the Waterfall Fire rehabilitation treatments, and subsequent effect on the landscape.

Its purpose is to provide an outdoor science classroom experience for students at WNC, local schools, and

community groups. For more information, contact Mike Sady at 445-4400 or mbsady@wnc.edu.