University of California Natural Reserve System
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The University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS) is a network of protected areas throughout California
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The UCNRS consists of 37 wildland sites that include 750,000-plus acres, making it the largest university-administered reserve system in the world. Most major California ecosystems are represented, from coastal tide pools to Sierra Nevada forests, and inland deserts
to oak woodlands.
The reserves also serve as a gateway to more than a million acres of public lands. Founded in 1965 to provide undisturbed environments
for research, education, and public service, the Natural Reserve System contributes to the understanding and wise stewardship of the earth
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California
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The UCNRS consists of 37 wildland sites that include 750,000-plus acres, making it the largest university-administered reserve system in the world. Most major California ecosystems are represented, from coastal tide pools to Sierra Nevada forests, and inland deserts
Déserts
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to oak woodlands.
The reserves also serve as a gateway to more than a million acres of public lands. Founded in 1965 to provide undisturbed environments
Natural environment
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for research, education, and public service, the Natural Reserve System contributes to the understanding and wise stewardship of the earth
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List of Reserves
Reserve | Campus | Area (ha Hectare The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2... ) |
Area (Acre Acre The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related... ) |
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Angelo Coast Range Reserve Angelo Coast Range Reserve The Angelo Coast Range Reserve is one of 35 reserves in the University of California Natural Reserve System. It is located in Mendocino County. Heath and Marjorie Angelo bought the property in 1931 and sold the land to The Nature Conservancy in 1959. In 1989, an agreement with the University of... |
Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
3,166 | 7,915 | 39°43′45"N 123°38′40"W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/Angelo/Angelo_Coast_Range_Reserve.htm | Protected by The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.... (TNC). |
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Año Nuevo Island Reserve | Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California... |
10 | 25 | 37°6′30"N 122°20′10"W | http://ucreserve.ucsc.edu/ano_nuevo/anonuevo.html | UC manages site within the larger Año Nuevo State Reserve Año Nuevo State Reserve Año Nuevo State Park is a state park of California, USA, encompassing Año Nuevo Island and Año Nuevo Point, which are known for their pinniped rookeries. Located in San Mateo County, the low, rocky, windswept point juts out into the Pacific Ocean about south of San Francisco and the Golden Gate... , owned and operated by California State Parks California Department of Parks and Recreation The California Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 278 parks and 1.4 million acres , with over of coastline; of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and of hiking, biking, and... . |
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Blue Oak Ranch Reserve Blue Oak Ranch Reserve 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 at 1,500' asl .The land, part of... |
Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
1,319 | 3,260 | 37°22′53"N 121°44′14"W | http://www.blueoakranchreserve.org/index.html | ||
Bodega Marine Reserve Bodega Marine Reserve Bodega Marine Reserve is a nature reserve on the coast of northern California, located in the vicinity of the Bodega Marine Laboratory on Bodega Head... |
Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
176 | 436 | 38°18′25"N 123°3′54"W | http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/bmr/index.html | ||
Box Springs Reserve | Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... |
65 | 160 | 33°59′31"N 117°17′43"W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Box-Spring.htm | ||
Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center | Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... |
6,749 | 16,873 | 33°35′N 116°20′W | http://deepcanyon.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve | Irvine University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA... |
124 | 306 | 34°8′20"N 116°27′10"W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/burns/description.html | ||
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve | Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
93 | 230 | 34°24′N 119°31′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/carpinteria/Carpinfo.html | ||
Chickering American River Reserve | Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
695 | 1,720 | 39°14′48"N 120°19′31"W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Chickering-American-River.htm | ||
Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve | Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
68 | 170 | 34°25′N 119°52′W | http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve | San Diego University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States... |
93 | 230 | 33°8′30"N 117°15′20"W | http://dawson.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Elliott Chaparral Reserve | San Diego University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States... |
43 | 107 | 32°52′6"N 117°8′33"W | http://elliott.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Emerson Oaks Reserve | Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... |
102 | 255 | 33°28′N 117°2′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/Emerson/aboutemerson.html | Protected by TNC. | |
Fort Ord Natural Reserve | Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California... |
242 | 606 | 36°40′N 121°46′W | http://ucreserve.ucsc.edu/FortOrd/ftordres.html | ||
Hastings Natural History Reservation | Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
932 | 2,392 | 36°12′30"N 121°33′30"W | http://www.hastingsreserve.org/ | ||
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve | Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... |
12 | 29 | 33°48′30"N 116°46′40"W | http://www.jamesreserve.edu/ | Satellite site Oasis de los Osos protected by TNC. | |
Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve | Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
28 | 70 | 39°17′N 123°45′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Jenny-Pygmy-Forest.htm | Protected by TNC. | |
Jepson Prairie Reserve | Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
634 | 1,566 | 38°16′N 121°49′W | http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/jepson.html | Protected by TNC and the Solano Land Trust. | |
Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve | San Diego University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States... |
7 | 16 | 32°47′N 117°13′W | http://missionbay.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve | Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
200 | 500 | 35°31′41"N 121°4′35"W | http://ranchomarino.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve | Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California... |
1,584 | 3,911 | 36°4′N 121°35′W | http://www.redshift.com/%7Ebigcreek/ | TNC involved in the protection of this site. | |
McLaughlin Natural Reserve | Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
2,800 | 7,050 | 38°52′N 122°24′W | http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/mclaughlin.html | ||
Motte Rimrock Reserve Motte Rimrock Reserve The Motte Rimrock Reserve, a unit of the University of California Natural Reserve System affiliated with the University of California, Riverside, is an ecological reserve and biological field station located on a small plateau overlooking the Perris Valley in west-central Riverside County,... |
Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... |
289 | 715 | 33°48′45"N 117°15′30"W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/motte/motte.html | ||
Quail Ridge Reserve Quail Ridge Reserve Quail Ridge Reserve is a nature reserve in northern California, located in the vicinity of Lake Berryessa in Napa County, California.the Quail Ridge Reserve is administered by the University of California, Davis, and is a unit of the University of California Natural Reserve System.Quail Ridge... |
Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
784 | 1,937 | 38°28′59"N 122°8′58"W | http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/quail.html | QuRiNet QuRiNet The Quail Ridge Wireless Mesh Network project is an effort to provide a wireless communications infrastructure to the wildlife reserve. The network will benefit on-site ecological research and provide a wireless mesh network testbed for development and analysis.This is a joint project with the... deployed here. |
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Sagehen Creek Field Station Sagehen Creek Field Station Sagehen Creek Field Station is a research and teaching facility of the University of California at Berkeley's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Berkeley Natural History Museums the California Biodiversity Center, & the University of California Natural Reserve System... |
Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
183 | 452 | 39°25′57"N 120°14′13"W | http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/index.html | Operated by the University of California under a long-term special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. | |
San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve | Irvine University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA... |
82 | 202 | 33°39′30"N 117°51′30"W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/sjfm/moreinfo.html | ||
Santa Cruz Island Reserve | Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
18,624 | 46,020 | 34°0′N 119°44′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/scir/SCI_info.html | Protected, owned, and managed by TNC. | |
Scripps Coastal Reserve | San Diego University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States... |
342 | 844 | 32°52′30"N 117°15′15"W | http://scripps.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Sedgwick Reserve Sedgwick Reserve Sedgwick Reserve is a nature reserve in California, located 35 miles north of Santa Barbara near the town of Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County, California.... |
Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
2,358 | 5,896 | 34°42′N 120°1′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/sedgwick/moreinfo.html | ||
Sierra Nevada Research Institute--Yosemite Field Station | Merced University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to... |
37°32′23"N 119°39′29"W | http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/stebbins.html | ||||
Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve | Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
233 | 583 | 38°30′32"N 122°5′50"W | http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/stebbins.html | ||
Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center | Irvine University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA... |
2,477 | 615,000 | 33°14′N 116°23′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/anza-borrego/anza-borrego.htm | An agreement with Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the Anza-Borrego Foundation makes the park, which is managed by California State Parks, available to field station users. | |
Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve | Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses... |
126 | 310 | 34°6′N 118°39′W | http://nrs.ucop.edu/Reserves/Stunt.html | ||
Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center | Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... |
3,600 | 9,000 | 34°48′20"N 115°39′50"W | http://granites.ucnrs.org/ | ||
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve | Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
87 | 205 | 37°37′30"N 118°59′30"W | http://vesr.ucnrs.org/index.html | Includes Valentine Camp and the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL). | |
Younger Lagoon Reserve | Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California... |
10 | 26 | 36°57′3"N 122°3′57"W | http://ucreserve.ucsc.edu/YoungerLagoon/ylr_home.htm |