Natural Reserve System

University of California

Proposition 84 Funds

Careful planning yields a better Big Creek reserve

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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 Big Sur is one of California’s scenic wonders. A nexus of rushing creeks, vertical mountains, cool redwood stands and […]

A phoenix from the ashes: Stunt Ranch field station

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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 threat of wildfire is an unsettling reality across southern California. In the Los Angeles Basin, Santa Ana winds […]

Mine facilities metamorphose into McLaughlin Natural Reserve field station

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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 An industrial mine and ecological research station aren’t typical bedfellows. One uses hulking machinery to extract resources; the other […]

Nature center replaces former Coal Oil Point office shed

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

Ranch transformed into premier reserve

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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 When Blue Oak Ranch Reserve joined the UC Natural Reserve System in 2007, living conditions on the site could […]

Swapping a weatherbeaten cabin for snug modern quarters

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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 In California’s North Coast region, people have long been accustomed to making do. Trips to the store can be […]

Shoring up Bodega Marine Reserve against the weather

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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 Bracing ocean breezes and crashing waves make Bodega Marine Reserve an exhilarating place to be. Sandwiched between the beaches […]