Use these resources to increase awareness about your reserve and the NRS among students, faculty, and the general public. We’ve printed up brochures and postcards, created downloadable maps and flyers, and produced large banners you can borrow to draw attention to your booth or event.
Media License
Media professionals should be required to sign the NRS Media License prior to being allowed to visit reserves. The license grants the University the right to reproduce, distribute, display, and show the footage. This will enable the NRS to utilize those visual or audio files for educational and promotional purposes.
Promotional materials
Brochure
This trifold brochure provides an overview of the NRS. You can also use the pdf to produce copies of your own. The Systemwide Office can ship you copies; please contact Donna with your request.
Development inserts
Meant to be tucked inside the NRS brochure, these inserts provide a brief description of each program and a menu of giving options. Each is the size of one brochure column and is printed on both sides.
Vertical banners
Retractable banners are 33.5 inches wide by 84 inches tall. There are four designs. Please contact Donna if you would like to borrow one or more.
Reserve postcards
After downloading pdfs for these five designs, you can have them printed at a local copy shop.
Information sheets
Fact Sheet
The Fact Sheet offers information about the NRS by the numbers, including acreage, grant funding, user statistics, publications, etc.
Reserve handouts by campus
These handouts describe the NRS reserves administered by each campus. There are nine designs, one for each campus. Download the pdfs from this page.
Newsletter flyer
The newsletter flyer encourages people to stay connected with the NRS by subscribing to our monthly e-newsletter.
Program flyers
Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant flyer
The most recent flyer encouraging UC graduate students to apply for the NRS’s Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant program can be found on this page.
California Ecology and Conservation course flyers
There are five different designs for these flyers, which encourage students to apply for the NRS’s California Ecology and Conservation course. Download the pdfs from this page.
Field Science Fellowship flyer
The most recent flyer encouraging UC undergraduate and faculty mentor pairs to apply for the NRS’s Field Science Fellowshp program can be found on this page.
Design resources
Logos
These collections of the spin cycle and the spin cycle plus text have been zipped for easy download. If you don’t see what you need, contact Kathleen.
Map images
These NRS maps are saved as png files with transparent backgrounds. If you require versions that are larger, have numbered dots, come with UC campus label dots, or other variations, contact Kathleen.
PowerPoint deck
Activity ideas
A few ways to engage the public at a booth or information table, or at campus or reserve events:
- Student poster session featuring research projects that have taken place on reserves
- Faculty, researcher and/or manager lectures, TED-style talks, or 5-10 minute “lightning talks” about reserve research projects
- A “virtual field trip” presentation featuring various reserve species, environments, and activities
- Hikes or guided nature walks on reserves, especially those near campus
- Flora, pelts, bones, mounted specimens, fossils, and rocks arrayed at an interactive “touch table”
- Table with NRS banners and handouts about reserves
- Slideshow of video and/or photos from reserves displayed on a computer monitor or projector screen. Could be played in the background during your event or serve as the focus of talks
- Performances and displays of art inspired by or created at the reserve
- Dinner at a reserve–– tours, music, wine, and stargazing can engage volunteers, donors, and neighbors