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Bond funds renew stream research, build a lecture hall at SNARL

August 18, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

SNARL 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. In the world of stream research, the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory is a big deal. Developed as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site for […]

New cabins foster community at James Reserve

August 5, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

James 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. Nestled in a canyon on the western slope of San Jacinto Peak, the James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve is a place dear to the hearts of […]

Careful planning yields a better Big Creek reserve

July 30, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

Big Creek 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. Big Sur is one of California’s scenic wonders. A nexus of rushing creeks, vertical mountains, cool redwood stands and underwater kelp forests, this slender section of […]

A phoenix from the ashes: Stunt Ranch field station

July 23, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

Stunt 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. The threat of wildfire is an unsettling reality across southern California. In the Los Angeles Basin, Santa Ana winds can tip that risk into terrible disaster. […]

Mine facilities metamorphose into McLaughlin Natural Reserve field station

July 14, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

McLaughlin 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. An industrial mine and ecological research station aren’t typical bedfellows. One uses hulking machinery to extract resources; the other enlists scientists to study environmental phenomena. In […]

Nature center replaces former Coal Oil Point office shed

July 7, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

Coal Oil Point 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. Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve is a quintessential slice of beachy Southern California. Located next to UC Santa Barbara, the assemblage of coastal strand, tidal lagoon, […]

Ranch transformed into premier reserve

June 30, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

Blue Oak Ranch 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. When Blue Oak Ranch Reserve joined the UC Natural Reserve System in 2007, living conditions on the site could be described as rustic at best. The […]

Swapping a weatherbeaten cabin for snug modern quarters

June 24, 2020 By Kathleen Wong

Angelo 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. In California’s North Coast region, people have long been accustomed to making do. Trips to the store can be time consuming in this thinly populated section […]

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