University of California Natural Reserve System
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The University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS) is a system of protected areas throughout California.[1] The reserves support UC's mission of teaching, research, and public service. Unlike national and state parks, they are not available for recreational uses, because they were specifically created to enable UC scientists to conduct research free from such distractions.
The system began with UC Berkeley zoology professor Joseph Grinnell. In 1937, near the end of his career, Grinnell began to work on a proposal to establish UC's first wildland field station for zoology teaching and research. He had initially looked to the U.S. national parks for research sites, but became frustrated with the National Park Service and how its other priorities often got in the way of his priorities. Grinnell became convinced that only a natural reserve owned by the university itself "would provide the permanent protection necessary for long-term teaching, research, and monitoring of California's ecosystems."[2]
Grinnell did not live long enough to see his proposal succeed. In May 1939, two weeks after Grinnell's sudden death from a heart attack, the Regents of the University of California voted to accept his proposal and created the oldest reserve in the system, Hastings Natural History Reservation.[2]
On January 22, 1965, at the suggestion of Kenneth S. Norris, the UC Board of Regents voted to formally join together Hastings and six other reserves into the Natural Land and Water Reserves System.[3] In 1970, it was renamed to the Natural Reserve System.
List of reserves[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "University of California Natural Reserve System—UCNRS". The Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alagona, Peter S. (2013). "Evolution of the UC Natural Reserves: An Introduction". In Fiedler, Peggy L.; Rumsey, Susan Gee; Wong, Kathleen M. (eds.). The Environmental Legacy of the UC Natural Reserve System. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 9–29. ISBN 9780520272002. Retrieved March 24, 2023. (at p. 10.)
- ^ Alagona, Peter S. (2013). "Evolution of the UC Natural Reserves: An Introduction". In Fiedler, Peggy L.; Rumsey, Susan Gee; Wong, Kathleen M. (eds.). The Environmental Legacy of the UC Natural Reserve System. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 9–29. ISBN 9780520272002. Retrieved March 24, 2023. (at p. 12.)
- ^ Angelo Coast Range Reserve
- ^ Año Nuevo Island Reserve
- ^ Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
- ^ Bodega Marine Reserve
- ^ Box Springs Reserve Archived 2009-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center
- ^ Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve
- ^ Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve
- ^ Chickering American River Reserve Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve
- ^ Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve
- ^ Elliott Chaparral Reserve
- ^ Emerson Oaks Reserve
- ^ Fort Ord Natural Reserve
- ^ Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve
- ^ Hastings Natural History Reservation
- ^ James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve
- ^ Jepson Prairie Reserve
- ^ Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve
- ^ Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve
- ^ Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve
- ^ McLaughlin Natural Reserve
- ^ "Field Station Planned for UC Merced's Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve | Newsroom". news.ucmerced.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Motte Rimrock Reserve
- ^ Quail Ridge Reserve
- ^ Sagehen Creek Field Station
- ^ San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve
- ^ Santa Cruz Island Reserve
- ^ Scripps Coastal Reserve
- ^ Sedgwick Reserve
- ^ Yosemite Field Station
- ^ Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve
- ^ Steele Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
- ^ Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve
- ^ Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center
- ^ Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
- ^ White Mountain Research Center
- ^ Younger Lagoon Reserve
Further reading[edit]
- 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". Retrieved 2007-09-08.
