Lower Teakettle NEON - United States of America

Lower Teakettle (TEAK) is a terrestrial NEON field site located in the Sierra National Forest, 80 km (50 mi.) east of Fresno, CA, near Courtright and Wishon Reservoirs. NEON samples 51.4 km2 (12,700 acres) at the site, which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and partially encompasses the Pacific Southwest Research Station’s Teakettle Experimental Forest. It is a mixed conifer forest, ranging in elevation from 1900 - 2807 m (6230 - 9210 ft.). The varied terrain is typical of the Sierra Nevadas, with rugged mountains, meadows and prominent granite outcrops. TEAK is part of the Pacific Southwest Domain (D17), which is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the east, and encompasses most of California. There are four other NEON field sites in D17, including two additional terrestrial sites and two aquatic sites. TEAK is colocated with the aquatic site Teakettle 2 Creek (TECR).