The University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS) is a network of protected areas throughout California

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

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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... )	Coordinates	Web	Notes
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).
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... .
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.
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

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