Reserve
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Campus
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Area (ha)
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Area (Acre)
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Coordinates
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Web
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Notes
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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) |
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On the South Fork of the Eel River. Protected by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
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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) |
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On Año Nuevo Island. UC manages site within the larger Año Nuevo State Reserve, owned and operated by California State Parks.
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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) |
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In the Diablo Range, northwest of Mount Hamilton.
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Bodega Marine Reserve |
Davis |
176 |
436 |
38°18′25″N 123°3′54″W / 38.30694°N 123.06500°W / 38.30694; -123.06500 (Bodega Marine Reserve) |
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On Bodega Bay.
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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) |
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Adjacent to the Riverside campus.
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Philip L. 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) |
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In the Santa Rosa Mountains, near Palm Desert.
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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) |
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In the Mojave Desert, near Joshua Tree National Park.
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Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve |
Santa Barbara |
93 |
230 |
34°24′N 119°31′W / 34.400°N 119.517°W / 34.400; -119.517 (Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve) |
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In Carpinteria.
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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) |
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In the headwaters basin of the North Fork of the American River, Sierra Nevada.
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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) |
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Adjacent to the Santa Barbara campus. Coal Oil Point seep field is offshore.
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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) |
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In the northwestern Laguna Mountains.
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Elliott Chaparral Reserve |
San Diego |
43 |
107 |
32°52′6″N 117°8′33″W / 32.86833°N 117.14250°W / 32.86833; -117.14250 (Elliott Chaparral Reserve) |
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At former Camp Kearny, on the Kearny Mesa.
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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) |
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In the Temecula Valley, southern Riverside County. Protected by TNC.
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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) |
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At the former Fort Ord, near Monterey Bay.
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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) |
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In the Santa Lucia Mountains, upper Carmel Valley.
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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) |
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In the San Jacinto Mountains. Satellite site Oasis de los Osos (west end of the Coachella Valley) protected by TNC.
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Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve |
Berkeley |
28 |
70 |
39°17′N 123°45′W / 39.283°N 123.750°W / 39.283; -123.750 (Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve) |
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Above the coast in Mendocino County. Protected by TNC.
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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) |
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In the Central Valley. Protected by TNC and the Solano Land Trust.
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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) |
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On Mission Bay.
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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) |
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In the Santa Lucia Mountains, near Cambria.
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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) |
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In the Santa Lucia Mountains, along the Big Sur coast. TNC involved in the protection of this site.
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McLaughlin Natural Reserve |
Davis |
2,800 |
7,050 |
38°52′N 122°24′W / 38.867°N 122.400°W / 38.867; -122.400 (McLaughlin Natural Reserve) |
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Within the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area.
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Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve
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Merced
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2601
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6,428
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37°22′31″N 120°24′47″W / 37.3753°N 120.413°W / 37.3753; -120.413 (Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve)
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Next to the UC Merced campus
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Motte Rimrock Reserve |
Riverside |
289 |
715 |
33°48′45″N 117°15′30″W / 33.81250°N 117.25833°W / 33.81250; -117.25833 (Motte Rimrock Reserve) |
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In western Perris Valley, Peninsular Ranges.
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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) |
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Near the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area. QuRiNet deployed here.
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Sagehen Creek Field Station |
Berkeley |
183 |
452 |
39°25′57″N 120°14′13″W / 39.43250°N 120.23694°W / 39.43250; -120.23694 (Sagehen Creek Field Station) |
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In the Northern Sierra Nevada, north of Lake Tahoe. Operated by the University of California under a long-term special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.
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San Joaquin 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) |
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Upper Newport Bay.
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Santa Cruz Island Reserve |
Santa Barbara |
18,624 |
46,020 |
34°0′N 119°44′W / 34.000°N 119.733°W / 34.000; -119.733 (Santa Cruz Island Reserve) |
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Santa Cruz Island. Protected, owned, and managed by TNC.
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Scripps Coastal Reserve |
San Diego |
342 |
844 |
32°52′30″N 117°15′15″W / 32.87500°N 117.25417°W / 32.87500; -117.25417 (Scripps Coastal Reserve) |
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Adjacent to the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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Sedgwick Reserve |
Santa Barbara |
2,358 |
5,896 |
34°42′N 120°1′W / 34.700°N 120.017°W / 34.700; -120.017 (Sedgwick Reserve) |
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In the Santa Ynez Valley and the foothills of the San Rafael Mountains.
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Sierra Nevada Research Station—Yosemite Field Station |
Merced |
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37°32′23″N 119°39′29″W / 37.53972°N 119.65806°W / 37.53972; -119.65806 (Sierra Nevada Research Institute--Yosemite Field Station) |
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Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada.
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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) |
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Within the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area.
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Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center |
Irvine |
248,882 |
615,000 |
33°14′N 116°23′W / 33.233°N 116.383°W / 33.233; -116.383 (Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center) |
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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. |
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Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve |
Los Angeles |
126 |
310 |
34°6′N 118°39′W / 34.100°N 118.650°W / 34.100; -118.650 (Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve) |
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In Los Angeles County, within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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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) |
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In the Granite Mountains, within the Mojave National Preserve.
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Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve |
Santa Barbara |
87 |
205 |
37°37′30″N 118°59′30″W / 37.62500°N 118.99167°W / 37.62500; -118.99167 (Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve) |
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In the high Sierra Nevada and the upper Owens Valley. Includes Valentine Camp and the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL).
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White Mountain Research Center |
Los Angeles |
18 |
45 |
37°21′41″N 118°19′36″W / 37.36139°N 118.32667°W / 37.36139; -118.32667 (White Mountain Research Center) |
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Five research facilities ranging from the Owens Valley to the highest point of the White-Inyo Mountains east of the town of Bishop.
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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) |
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The northwest edge of Monterey Bay on the west side of the city of Santa Cruz.
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