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NRS establishes research compact with Chilean university reserves

April 12, 2022 By Kathleen Wong

UC Chile

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System The UC Natural Reserve System is expanding its international connections by establishing an agreement with the regional centers and field stations (RCER) of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile). The agreement, the first between the NRS and another system of field stations, paves the way for exchange […]

Delivering environmental data from the NRS

October 14, 2021 By Kathleen Wong

delivering environmental data

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System Climate is the hottest topic in California these days. As global warming heats up the West, it’s set off a cascade of effects ranging from toxic algal blooms, to tree die-offs, to wildfires of unprecedented size and ferocity. The situation has everyone asking the same question: what is […]

Consequences of fire on California ecosystems

February 25, 2021 By Kathleen Wong

Consequences of fire on California ecosystems

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System When fires sweep across the landscape, they do much more than incinerate flammable items in their way. Flames cause chemical changes to soils, drive out animals, and expose areas to far more sun and rain than they once experienced. In some cases, a burn can be enough to […]

Wildfires spark burn recovery study at 9 UC Natural Reserves

November 3, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

burn recovery study

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System August wildfires incinerated tens of thousands of acres across seven UC Natural Reserves and affected parkland adjacent to two more reserves. This fall, the UC Natural Reserve System (NRS) will deploy rapid response teams to characterize the extent and intensity of the burns, as well as the effects […]

Assembling Quail Ridge Reserve

September 8, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

Quail Ridge Prop. 84

This story is part of NRS reserves transformed by Proposition 84 funds, a series describing the facilities improvements and expansions at NRS reserves supported by Proposition 84 bond funds. By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System The Quail Ridge peninsula rises from the southern shore of Lake Berryessa like the corrugated carapace of a tortoise. The peaks […]

2020 wildfires burn six UC Natural Reserves; seventh threatened

August 22, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

2020 Wildfires

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System Wildfires are burning at an unprecedented six reserves in the UC Natural Reserve System across northern and central California, and threaten a seventh. Blazes sparked by both lightning and arson have consumed nine buildings and one vehicle, as well as an untold number of acres of grassland, forest, […]

NRS reserves adapt to coronavirus shutdown

May 19, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

shutdown

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System Spring is prime time around the University of California Natural Reserve System. As winter recedes, and skies dry, scientists and students alike start migrating to the protected lands of the network’s 41 reserves. Field stations bustle with university classes on field trips, who rub shoulders with faculty and […]

Breaking the frog fungus code

February 25, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

frog fungus

By Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System It’s a crisp February morning at Quail Ridge Reserve, and Imani Russell is stalking frogs. Prepared for the chill in a Golden State Warriors ski cap, insulated jacket, and full hiking boots, she is scouting the perimeter of a former cattle pond. She places each foot so carefully […]

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