The Natural Reserves & Field Stations at UC Riverside
The University of California maintains 41 field stations distributed throughout the state. The establishment of the system-wide UC Natural Reserve System was due in large part to the efforts in the 1940s and 1950s of Professors Ken Norris of UCLA and UC Santa Cruz and Wilbur Mayhew of UC Riverside, along with many others, who became concerned with the ever-increasing vandalism and disappearance of their field sites for research and teaching. 
 

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The Reserves


Mission Statement

To contribute to the understanding and wise stewardship of the Earth and its natural systems by supporting teaching, research, and public service at protected natural areas throughout California

 

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