The Sierra on Fire: the Moonlight Fire tour

The Sierra on Fire:
The Moonlight Fire Tour

May 22 , 2010



This tour focuses on the 2007 Moonlight Fire, which burned 65,000 acres (roughly 100 square miles) in Plumas and Lassen Counties in northeastern California. This massive wildfire started as a result of logging operations on private land. Nearby towns saw smoke for weeks, and winds pushed smoke into the Sacramento Valley, the Bay Area, and as far away as Idaho. On May 22, join the Sierra Institute, the U.S. Forest Service, and students from Greenville High School for a tour to discuss the impacts of this catastrophic fire and the future of wildfire and forest management in the Sierra.


Severely burned landscape near Lights Creek, Plumas County.	The Moonlight Fire on its first day (Monday, September 3, 2007). Photo from Wikipedia.org

Tour itinerary (tentative)
9:00AM	Meet at the Sierra Institute office
9:15	Welcome and introduction
9:45	Drive to Lights Creek
10:15	Learn about current monitoring efforts from Greenville High School students
11:15	Drive to burned sites on the Plumas National Forest and learn about the fire from U.S. Forest Service personnel
12:00PM	Lunch
12:45	Hear about the effects of fire and plans for restoration
2:45	Visit a burned area on privately-owned forest land
3:45	Return to Taylorsville
4:30	Tour concludes

Register for this tour online or call us at (530) 284-1022

We offer discounts if you register for more than one tour (per person) in advance. Call for details: (530) 284-1022.

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