Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
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The Blue Oak Ranch Reserve a unit of the University of California Natural Reserve System
, is an ecological reserve and biological field station located in the Diablo Range
, northwest of Mount Hamilton
, in Santa Clara County, California
, United States
, located on 3260 acres (13.2 km²) at 1,500' asl (Latitude: 37deg 22' 53" N Longitude: 121deg 44' 14" W).
The land, part of the 19th century Mexican land grant
of Rancho Cañada de Pala
, was donated to the University of California
on December 1, 2007 by the Blue Oak Ranch Trust, an anonymous benefactor.
The Director of the Reserve is Dr. Michael Hamilton, who was previously the director of the James Reserve
for 26 years.
Overnight camping accommodations for researchers and instructional groups may be made by permission only.
University of California Natural Reserve System
The University of California Natural Reserve System is a network of protected areas throughout California.The UCNRS consists of 37 wildland sites that include 750,000-plus acres, making it the largest university-administered reserve system in the world...
, is an ecological reserve and biological field station located in the Diablo Range
Diablo Range
The Diablo Range is a mountain range in the California Coast Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Coast Ranges. It is located in the eastern San Francisco Bay area south to the Salinas Valley area of northern California, the United States.-Geography:...
, northwest of Mount Hamilton
Mount Hamilton (California)
Mount Hamilton is a mountain in California's Diablo Range, in Santa Clara County, California. Mount Hamilton, at is the tallest mountain overlooking Silicon Valley, and is the site of Lick Observatory, the first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory. The various summits along its...
, in Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, located on 3260 acres (13.2 km²) at 1,500' asl (Latitude: 37deg 22' 53" N Longitude: 121deg 44' 14" W).
The land, part of the 19th century Mexican land grant
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
of Rancho Cañada de Pala
Rancho Cañada de Pala
Rancho Cañada de Pala was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José de Jesús Bernal. The origin of the name Cañada de Pala is the subject of debate. The word "pala" translates as "shovel" in Spanish, but means "water",...
, was donated to the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
on December 1, 2007 by the Blue Oak Ranch Trust, an anonymous benefactor.
The Director of the Reserve is Dr. Michael Hamilton, who was previously the director of the James Reserve
James Reserve
The James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve, a unit of the UC Natural Reserve System, is a ecological reserve and biological field station located at an altitude of in a wilderness area of the San Jacinto Mountains near Lake Fulmor in Riverside County, California, United States.The James Reserve...
for 26 years.
Overnight camping accommodations for researchers and instructional groups may be made by permission only.
See also
- Quercus douglasii - Blue Oak
- California oak woodlandCalifornia oak woodlandCalifornia oak woodland is a plant community found throughout the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of California in the United States and northwestern Baja California in Mexico...
- Plant communities of California
- Flora of California
- California native plantsCalifornia native plantsCalifornia native plants are plants that existed in California prior to the arrival of European explorers and colonists in the late 18th century...
- Restoration ecologyRestoration ecology-Definition:Restoration ecology is the scientific study and practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action, within a short time frame...