University of California's Natural Reserve System

Reserve Use Application

Please read the Reserve Use Guidelines that describe the type of use and restrictions when using a UCNRS reserve.

Please read the guidelines for Non-native Genotypes on NRS Reserves

Research that involves the introduction or translocation of a plant, animal, or microorganism on an NRS reserve can endanger both the native populations of the same species and the entire community in which the species lives. Since 2001, a systemwide process has been in place to evaluate proposed introductions and translocations of exotic genotypes and to provide guidance to prevent the problems associated with them.
See Ad Hoc Genotypes Advisory Committee

Please read the NRS Acknowledgement Policy

To ensure that the University of California and the Natural Reserve System are properly acknowledged, the following acknowledgments should be included in all publications, theses, reports, etc. that benefit from use of NRS sites or research support.

4 Application Procedure Options

If you wish to use a NRS reserve, you must submit BOTH a use application and a waiver to that reserve's manager.

A) Online
Select the reserve you wish to apply to by using the pull down menu or clicking directly on the name of the reserve below. This will take you to the Reserve Application Management System (RAMS) for that reserve.

UC Berkeley 1. Angelo Coast Range Reserve 3. Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve * 5. Sagehen Creek Field Station 6. Chickering American River Reserve * 16. Hastings Natural History Reservation 36. Blue Oak Ranch Reserve UC Davis 2. Eagle Lake Biological Field Station * 4. McLaughlin Natural Reserve 7. Quail Ridge Reserve 8. Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve 9. Bodega Marine Lab 10. Jepson Prairie Reserve UC Santa Cruz 13. Año Nuevo Island Reserve 14. Younger Lagoon Reserve 15. Fort Ord Natural Reserve 17. Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve UC Irvine 25. Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve 29. San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve UC Merced 36. Sierra Nevada Research Institute Wawona Station	UC Santa Barbara 11. Valentine Camp / Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve 12. Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL) / Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve 18. Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve 19. Sedgwick Reserve 20. Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve 21. Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve 22. Santa Cruz Island Reserve UC Los Angeles 23. Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve UC Riverside 24. Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center 26. Box Springs Reserve 27. James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve 28. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center 30. Motte Rimrock Reserve 31. Emerson Oaks Reserve UC San Diego 32. Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve 33. Scripps Coastal Reserve 34. Elliott Chaparral Reserve 35. Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve
* Chickering, Eagle Lake & Jenny Pgymy do not yet accept online applications. Please use Option b) or c)
B) Email, Fax, or Mail Download a Use Application and a Waver Form for each reserve. Go to PDF downloads(Print only) Go to Word downloads (Edit & Print) Email, Fax or Mail both completed forms to the Reserve Manager. (Contact information for each reserve is listed on each application.or can be found under the navigation menu "Reserves", then click "By Name" and the reserve you wish to use)
C) If you do not have access to Microsoft Word and are unable to print out the PDF file, please call the NRS systemwide office at (510) 987-0159. A use application will be sent to you via U.S. Mail.

Please Read our Waiver Guidelines
You can Download Reserve Waivers in English and Spanish.

Please make sure you download the waiver during the application process.
You must bring signed waivers for each person.

Please Submit your Meta Data Entry

If your work involves ongoing, multi-year studies, please submit your metadata database entry at the end of the second year of your investigations and, once again, when you complete the study. Failure to deposit Metadata information as requested may lead to automatic denial of future Use Applications. Whenever you create a dataset from work you do at NRS sites, you must fill out a form that describes your dataset, including:
- title of the dataset
- your name
- your mailing address
- your e-mail address
- an abstract (500 words maximum)
- keywords, and
- the temporal/spatial coverage of your data.

Please Submit your Bibliographic Entry

Whenever you work on an NRS reserve, you must provide the NRS Information Management System with the full bibliographic citation - whether you did a report, thesis, book, research paper, conference proceedings, or other publication. You must do this within six months of publication. Please include the NRS reserve name as one of your "key words" in every manuscript you prepare. You must provide paper copies of all publications or an electronic version (PDF file) to the manager of your reserve. Failure to deposit bibliographic information as requested may lead to automatic denial of future Use Applications.

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last updated 09/20/2006

Reserve Use Application

Reserve Use Application