University of California Natural Reserve System

The University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS) 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. 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.

List of Reserves

Reserve	Campus	Area (ha)	Area (Acre)	Coordinates	Web	Notes
Angelo Coast Range Reserve	Berkeley	3,166	7,915	39°43′45″N 123°38′40″W	[1]	Protected by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
Año Nuevo Island Reserve	Santa Cruz	10	25	37°6′30″N 122°20′10″W	[2]	UC manages site within the larger Año Nuevo State Reserve, owned and operated by California State Parks.
Blue Oak Ranch Reserve	Berkeley	1,319	3,260	37°22′53″N 121°44′14″W	[3]
Bodega Marine Reserve	Davis	176	436	38°18′25″N 123°3′54″W	[4]
Box Springs Reserve	Riverside	65	160	33°59′31″N 117°17′43″W	[5]
Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center	Riverside	6,749	16,873	33°35′N 116°20′W	[6]
Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve	Irvine	124	306	34°8′20″N 116°27′10″W	[7]
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve	Santa Barbara	93	230	34°24′N 119°31′W	[8]
Chickering American River Reserve	Berkeley	695	1,720	39°14′48″N 120°19′31″W	[9]
Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve	Santa Barbara	68	170	34°25′N 119°52′W	[10]
Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve	San Diego	93	230	33°8′30″N 117°15′20″W	[11]
Elliott Chaparral Reserve	San Diego	43	107	32°52′6″N 117°8′33″W	[12]
Emerson Oaks Reserve	Riverside	102	255	33°28′N 117°2′W	[13]	Protected by TNC.
Fort Ord Natural Reserve	Santa Cruz	242	606	36°40′N 121°46′W	[14]
Hastings Natural History Reservation	Berkeley	932	2,392	36°12′30″N 121°33′30″W	[15]
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve	Riverside	12	29	33°48′30″N 116°46′40″W	[16]	Satellite site Oasis de los Osos protected by TNC.
Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve	Berkeley	28	70	39°17′N 123°45′W	[17]	Protected by TNC.
Jepson Prairie Reserve	Davis	634	1,566	38°16′N 121°49′W	[18]	Protected by TNC and the Solano Land Trust.
Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve	San Diego	7	16	32°47′N 117°13′W	[19]
Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve	Santa Barbara	200	500	35°31′41″N 121°4′35″W	[20]
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve	Santa Cruz	1,584	3,911	36°4′N 121°35′W	[21]	TNC involved in the protection of this site.
McLaughlin Natural Reserve	Davis	2,800	7,050	38°52′N 122°24′W	[22]
Motte Rimrock Reserve	Riverside	289	715	33°48′45″N 117°15′30″W	[23]
Quail Ridge Reserve	Davis	784	1,937	38°28′59″N 122°8′58″W	[24]	QuRiNet deployed here.
Sagehen Creek Field Station	Berkeley	183	452	39°25′57″N 120°14′13″W	[25]	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	82	202	33°39′30″N 117°51′30″W	[26]
Santa Cruz Island Reserve	Santa Barbara	18,624	46,020	34°0′N 119°44′W	[27]	Protected, owned, and managed by TNC.
Scripps Coastal Reserve	San Diego	342	844	32°52′30″N 117°15′15″W	[28]
Sedgwick Reserve	Santa Barbara	2,358	5,896	34°42′N 120°1′W	[29]
Sierra Nevada Research Institute--Yosemite Field Station	Merced			37°32′23″N 119°39′29″W	[30]
Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve	Davis	233	583	38°30′32″N 122°5′50″W	[31]
Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center	Irvine	2,477	615,000	33°14′N 116°23′W	[32]	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	126	310	34°6′N 118°39′W	[33]
Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center	Riverside	3,600	9,000	34°48′20″N 115°39′50″W	[34]
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve	Santa Barbara	87	205	37°37′30″N 118°59′30″W	[35]	Includes Valentine Camp and the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL).
Younger Lagoon Reserve	Santa Cruz	10	26	36°57′3″N 122°3′57″W	[36]

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.

• Herring, Margaret. 2000. Studying Nature in Nature: The History of the University of California Natural Reserve System . Reprinted from Chronicle of the University of California , No. 3 (Spring 2000).

• University of California Office of the President (2007-07-30). "Natural Reserve System". http://nrs.ucop.edu/. Retrieved 2007-09-08. 

External links

• UC Natural Reserve System (NRS)
• UC Natural Reserve System Information Management
• The NRS is part of the UC Office of Research and Graduate Studies
• Reserve Photos