University of California Natural Reserve System
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The University of California natural reserve system is the largest and most diverse set of university-owned and operated reserves in the world. The University of California owns 35 nature reserves which cover about 130,000 acres and include examples of most of the ecosystems of California. The reserve system is used for teaching, research and public-education.
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[edit] List of Reserves
[edit] UC Berkeley
- Angelo Coast Range Reserve - protected by The Nature Conservancy
- Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve - protected by TNC
- Sagehen Creek Field Station
- Chickering American River Reserve
- Hastings Natural History Reservation
[edit] UC Davis
- Eagle Lake Field Station
- McLaughlin Natural Reserve
- Quail Ridge Reserve
- Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve
- Bodega Marine Reserve
- Jepson Prairie Reserve - protected by TNC
[edit] UC Irvine
- Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve
- San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve
[edit] UC Los Angeles
- Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve
[edit] UC San Diego
- Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve
- Scripps Coastal Reserve
- Elliott Chaparral Reserve
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve
[edit] UC Santa Barbara
- Valentine Camp / Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
- Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laborator (SNARL) / Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
- Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve
- Sedgwick Reserve
- Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve
- Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve
- Santa Cruz Island Reserve - protected, owned, and managed by TNC
[edit] UC Santa Cruz
- Año Nuevo Island Reserve - UC ows a small portion of the Año Nuevo State Reserve, all of which is owned and operated by California State Parks
- Younger Lagoon Reserve
- Fort Ord Natural Reserve
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve
[edit] UC Riverside
- Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center
- Box Springs Reserve
- James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve
- Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center
- Motte Rimrock Reserve
- Emerson Oaks Reserve - protected by TNC
[edit] References
- Harrison, S., Waddell, S. M. and Boucher, V. L. 2004. UC Davis Natural Reserve System-Four-Year Report (1999-2003) . UC Davis Natural Reserve System
