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Irvine Natural Reserve System

Irvine Natural Reserve System

The UC Irvine Natural Reserve System includes an intensively managed wetland next to campus; a Mojave Desert mesa; and California’s largest state park. All three reserves are popular among faculty for class field trips, and attract more than 3,000 users per year.

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Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve

Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve

Featuring hills of weather-worn boulders in a desert landscape dotted with Joshua trees and juniper, the reserve has been the site of several new species discoveries but is also used frequently for university class outings.

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San Joaquin Marsh Reserve

San Joaquin Marsh Reserve

Adjacent to UC Irvine, the marsh has been a teaching site for generations of students studying wetland biology. Its natural lands and waters also offer refuge for species ranging from white-faced ibis to western pond turtles.

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Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center

Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center

Students and scientists can reside at the newly-renovated center as they conduct research outings to the more than 600,000 acres of neighboring Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

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