Fort Ord Natural Reserve
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Using the Reserve
Due to sensitive species and research, all access to UCSC FONR is managed by staff. Learn how to:
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University of California Natural Reserve System
The University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS) is a network of protected natural areas and field stations throughout California. Its 42 sites encompass 47,000 acres, and additionally provide research and education access to more than a million of acres of public lands. Most major state ecosystems are represented, from coastal tidepools to inland deserts, and lush wetlands to Sierra Nevada forests. 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.
UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves
UC Santa Cruz now stewards five active NRS reserves, as well as UCSC Campus Natural Reserve and the Santa Cruz Mountains Reserve that are not part of UCNRS. Santa Cruz Natural Reserve’s 7 sites ring the Monterey Bay along the National Marine Sanctuary that extends the entire coastline from the Golden Gate at San Francisco south to Big Sur, between 38 and 36 degrees North latitude along roughly 122 degrees West longitude.The wide range of habitats, from fog-enshrouded redwood forest to maritime chaparral, provide an unparalleled natural laboratory for marine and terrestrial research and serve as study sites for University scientists and students.