Frank DeCourten is the Dean of the Sierra College – Tahoe/Truckee Center. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees from University of California, Riverside. Prior to arriving at Sierra College in 1993 as Professor of Geology/Earth Science, he taught at the University of Utah and served as Assistant Director of the Utah Museum of Natural History.  Frank has written four books (Earth Essays, Shadows of Time, Dinosaurs of Utah, and the recently-released The Broken Land) and has produced 3 educational videos.   His latest project is Terra Sierra, a quarterly natural history column that appears in the Sierra Sun newspaper in the Tahoe-Truckee region. 

Frank DeCourten’s Terra Sierra is presented courtesy of the Sierra Sun.  The newspaper’s website is www.sierrasun.com

Email:  fdecourten@sierracollege.edu