The UC Natural Reserve System encompasses roughly 135,000 acres at 36 sites across California. That’s a minute fraction of the land controlled by major land-management agencies throughout the state. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), for example, manages 15.2 million acres in the state, the USDA Forest Service has 20.1 million acres, and California State Parks oversees 1.4 million acres. Nevertheless, the impact of the NRS is far greater than its acreage suggests, for many NRS reserves serve as research hubs and portals that offer scientists access to much larger geographic areas, while also providing land-management agencies with the information they need to make science-based management decisions.
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