Office of Campus Veterinarian

Natural Reserve System

The University of California Natural Reserve System (NRS) makes relatively undisturbed samples of the state's natural ecosystems and the facilities needed to support teaching and research available not only to students, teachers, and researchers from the University of California, but to any qualified user from any institution, public or private, throughout the world.

All potential users must:

Important:

Projects involving animal research require filing an Animal Use Protocol with the respective UC campus Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee overseeing the reserve.

UC Riverside Natural Reserve Contact Information
Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center Allan Muth
deepcanyon@mindspring.com
760-341-3655
Box Springs Reserve Barbara A Carlson
bcarlson@citrus.ucr.edu
909-657-3111
Emerson Oaks Reserve Barbara A Carlson
bcarlson@citrus.ucr.edu
909-657-3111
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve Michael Hamilton
info@jamesreserve.edu
909-659-3811
Motte Rimrock Reserve Barbara A Carlson
bcarlson@citrus.ucr.edu
909-657-3111
Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center Jim André
granites@telis.org
760-733-4222