Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve Videos

Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve: Introduction, UC San Diego

A brief visit to the NRS’s Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve in suburban San Diego with reserve manager Isabelle Kay. 


Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve: Differing Environments, UC San Diego

Meadow, chaparral, riparian woodland, and sandy open spaces provide a wide range of habitats at Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve for species ranging from horned lizards to brush rabbits and poison oak.


Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve: Animal and Plant Life, UC San Diego

Reserve manager Isabelle Kay introduces some of the plants and animals encountered at Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve.


Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve: Sustainability, UC San Diego

Reserve manager Isabelle Kay shows how native plants at Dawson Los Monos Canyon can regenerate after fire but may fall victim to an unexpected side effect of urbanization.