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The University of California Natural Reserve System (UC NRS) is the largest and most diverse system of university-administered reserves in the world. The University of California NRS manages 35 wildland sites, which encompass about 130,000 acres (530 km2) and include examples of most of California's ecosystems. The reserve system is used for teaching, research, and public service.

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 / 39.72917°N 123.64444°W / 39.72917; -123.64444 (Angelo Coast Range Reserve) [1] Protected by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
Año Nuevo Island Reserve Santa Cruz 10 25 37°6′30″N 122°20′10″W / 37.10833°N 122.33611°W / 37.10833; -122.33611 (Año Nuevo Island Reserve) [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 / 37.38139°N 121.73722°W / 37.38139; -121.73722 (Blue Oak Ranch Reserve) [3]
Bodega Marine Reserve Davis 176 436 38°18′25″N 123°3′54″W / 38.30694°N 123.065°W / 38.30694; -123.065 (Bodega Marine Reserve) [4]
Box Springs Reserve Riverside 65 160 33°59′31″N 117°17′43″W / 33.99194°N 117.29528°W / 33.99194; -117.29528 (Box Springs Reserve) [5]
Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center Riverside 6,749 16,873 33°35′N 116°20′W / 33.583°N 116.333°W / 33.583; -116.333 (Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center) [6]
Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve Irvine 124 306 34°8′20″N 116°27′10″W / 34.13889°N 116.45278°W / 34.13889; -116.45278 (Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve) [7]
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve Santa Barbara 93 230 34°24′N 119°31′W / 34.4°N 119.517°W / 34.4; -119.517 (Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve) [8]
Chickering American River Reserve Berkeley 695 1,720 39°14′48″N 120°19′31″W / 39.24667°N 120.32528°W / 39.24667; -120.32528 (Chickering American River Reserve) [9]
Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve Santa Barbara 68 170 34°25′N 119°52′W / 34.417°N 119.867°W / 34.417; -119.867 (Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve) [10]
Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve San Diego 93 230 33°8′30″N 117°15′20″W / 33.14167°N 117.25556°W / 33.14167; -117.25556 (Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve) [11]
Eagle Lake Field Station Davis 25 62 40°37′2″N 120°43′37″W / 40.61722°N 120.72694°W / 40.61722; -120.72694 (Eagle Lake Field Station) [12]
Elliott Chaparral Reserve San Diego 43 107 32°52′6″N 117°8′33″W / 32.86833°N 117.1425°W / 32.86833; -117.1425 (Elliott Chaparral Reserve) [13]
Emerson Oaks Reserve Riverside 102 255 33°28′N 117°2′W / 33.467°N 117.033°W / 33.467; -117.033 (Emerson Oaks Reserve) [14] Protected by TNC.
Fort Ord Natural Reserve Santa Cruz 242 606 36°40′N 121°46′W / 36.667°N 121.767°W / 36.667; -121.767 (Fort Ord Natural Reserve) [15]
Hastings Natural History Reservation Berkeley 932 2,392 36°12′30″N 121°33′30″W / 36.20833°N 121.55833°W / 36.20833; -121.55833 (Hastings Natural History Reservation) [16]
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve Riverside 12 29 33°48′30″N 116°46′40″W / 33.80833°N 116.77778°W / 33.80833; -116.77778 (James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve) [17] Satellite site Oasis de los Osos protected by TNC.
Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve Berkeley 28 70 39°17′N 123°45′W / 39.283°N 123.75°W / 39.283; -123.75 (Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve) [18] Protected by TNC.
Jepson Prairie Reserve Davis 634 1,566 38°16′N 121°49′W / 38.267°N 121.817°W / 38.267; -121.817 (Jepson Prairie Reserve) [19] Protected by TNC and the Solano Land Trust.
Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve San Diego 7 16 32°47′N 117°13′W / 32.783°N 117.217°W / 32.783; -117.217 (Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve) [20]
Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve Santa Barbara 200 500 35°31′41″N 121°4′35″W / 35.52806°N 121.07639°W / 35.52806; -121.07639 (Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve) [21]
Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve Santa Cruz 1,584 3,911 36°4′N 121°35′W / 36.067°N 121.583°W / 36.067; -121.583 (Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve) [22] TNC involved in the protection of this site.
McLaughlin Natural Reserve Davis 2,800 7,050 38°52′N 122°24′W / 38.867°N 122.4°W / 38.867; -122.4 (McLaughlin Natural Reserve) [23]
Motte Rimrock Reserve Riverside 289 715 33°48′45″N 117°15′30″W / 33.8125°N 117.25833°W / 33.8125; -117.25833 (Motte Rimrock Reserve) [24]
Quail Ridge Reserve Davis 784 1,937 38°28′59″N 122°8′58″W / 38.48306°N 122.14944°W / 38.48306; -122.14944 (Quail Ridge Reserve) [25] QuRiNet deployed here.
Sagehen Creek Field Station Berkeley 183 452 39°25′57″N 120°14′13″W / 39.4325°N 120.23694°W / 39.4325; -120.23694 (Sagehen Creek Field Station) [26]
San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve Irvine 82 202 33°39′30″N 117°51′30″W / 33.65833°N 117.85833°W / 33.65833; -117.85833 (San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve) [27]
Santa Cruz Island Reserve Santa Barbara 18,624 46,020 34°0′N 119°44′W / 34°N 119.733°W / 34; -119.733 (Santa Cruz Island Reserve) [28] Protected, owned, and managed by TNC.
Scripps Coastal Reserve San Diego 342 844 32°52′30″N 117°15′15″W / 32.875°N 117.25417°W / 32.875; -117.25417 (Scripps Coastal Reserve) [29]
Sedgwick Reserve Santa Barbara 2,358 5,896 34°42′N 120°1′W / 34.7°N 120.017°W / 34.7; -120.017 (Sedgwick Reserve) [30]
Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve Davis 233 583 38°30′32″N 122°5′50″W / 38.50889°N 122.09722°W / 38.50889; -122.09722 (Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve) [31]
Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve Los Angeles 126 310 34°6′N 118°39′W / 34.1°N 118.65°W / 34.1; -118.65 (Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve) [32]
Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center Riverside 3,600 9,000 34°48′20″N 115°39′50″W / 34.80556°N 115.66389°W / 34.80556; -115.66389 (Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center) [33]
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve Santa Barbara 87 205 37°37′30″N 118°59′30″W / 37.625°N 118.99167°W / 37.625; -118.99167 (Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve) [34] 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 / 36.95083°N 122.06583°W / 36.95083; -122.06583 (Younger Lagoon Reserve) [35]

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