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Quail Ridge Reserve Videos

Imani Russell, frog fungus investigator, UC Natural Reserve System

Quail Ridge Reserve Natural History During Summer and Fall, Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy
The Northern Patwin people lived along the stretch of the inner Coast Range now known as Quail Ridge Reserve.

Quail Ridge Reserve Natural and Human History During Fall, Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy
Early Mexican settlers to California established a rancho on the site; their grazing cattle would fundamentally alter the area’s vegetation.

Quail Ridge Reserve Natural and Human History During Winter, Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy
The town of Monticello grew up on the site of the rancho and became a hub for the region’s farmers.

Quail Ridge Reserve Natural and Human History During Spring, Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy
The building of a massive dam created Lake Berryessa. Now the area’s defining feature, the lake has served to protect Quail Ridge from development and exotic invasion, and helps make it an ideal site for its current incarnation as a UC Natural Reserve.

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