Sagehen Creek Field Station

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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. Sagehen is also a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

The Station was established in 1951 with the signing of a long-term special use permit with the USDA Forest Service; today, this relationship includes the Tahoe National Forest which manages the land, & the Pacific Southwest Research Station, which created the Sagehen Experimental Forest on Nov. 28, 2005.

Sagehen serves as the hub of a much broader network of research areas known as the Central Sierra Field Research Stations[1]. CSFRS consists of:

Day and overnight use of the resource and facilities are permitted. To visit Sagehen, each group, project, or use must[2]:

  • Complete an on-line use-application; once application is approved by Station Manager...
  • Read online information prior to arrival.
  • Agree to, complete, and sign a waiver form for each visitor (Spanish version available, too).
  • Deliver signed waivers to Station Manager prior to or upon arrival.

The Station is not generally open to the public. However, Sagehen hosts periodic public events[3].

Sagehen also maintains a public news blog[4] and video log[5].

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Central Sierra Field Research Stations". The Regents of the University of California. http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/CSFRS%20site/CSFRS.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Sagehen Home". The Regents of the University of California. http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/index.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Sagehen Events". The Regents of the University of California. http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/events.htm. Retrieved 2 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Sagehen News". The Regents of the University of California. http://sagehen.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Sagehen TV". The Regents of the University of California. http://sagehen-video.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 

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