Plants accustomed to accessing smaller amounts of moisture stored in underground rock formations are more resilient to drought conditions.
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Field station planned for UC Merced’s Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve
UC Merced aims to build a field station to facilitate research and instruction on the NRS’s Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve.
UC Natural Reserve System gains sister reserve in Baja California Sur
The UC NRS now has a sister reserve in Eco-Alianza de Loreto A.C., a Mexican nonprofit offersing educational and research access to the Gulf of California.
Major gift to Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserves
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserves gets $1 million gift to expand support for students, staff and researchers, and to upgrade infrastructure
NRS gains reserves at Point Reyes, Mount Lassen
The UC Natural Reserve System has expanded to 41 reserves with the addition of Point Reyes Field Station and Lassen Field Station.
Sheltering California’s most vulnerable plants
The NRS protects a disproportionate number of California’s most vulnerable plant species today. But climate change will put many of those species at risk.
Weighing seals by drone
Undergrad’s innovative research may lead to new methods of weighing seals, expanding our understanding of the mammals and the oceans
