LEADER 03942nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910461897903321 005 20211102015857.0 010 $a1-283-80430-1 010 $a0-520-95364-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520953642 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276520 035 $a(EBL)1062234 035 $a(OCoLC)818819875 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755612 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11966202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755612 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10731631 035 $a(PQKB)10887008 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1062234 035 $a(DE-B1597)520388 035 $a(OCoLC)823741748 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520953642 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1062234 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622881 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL411680 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276520 100 $a20120515d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe environmental legacy of the UC natural reserve system$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Peggy L. Fiedler, Susan Gee Rumsey, and Kathleen M. Wong 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (284 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-27200-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tPREFACE --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tINSPIRATION AND VISION --$tNORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES --$tCENTRAL CALIFORNIA RESERVES --$tSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESERVES --$tFUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE UC NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM --$tLITERATURE CITED --$tINDEX 330 $aThe UC Natural Reserve System, established in 1965 to support field research, teaching, and public service in natural environments, has become a prototype of conservation and land stewardship looked to by natural resource managers throughout the world. From its modest beginnings of seven sites, the UC NRS has grown to encompass more than 750,000 wildland acres. This book tells the story of how a few forward-thinking UC faculty, who'd had their research plots and teaching spots destroyed by development and habitat degradation, devised a way to save representative examples of many of California's major ecosystems. Working together with conservation-minded donors and landowners, with state and federal agencies, and with land trusts and private conservation organizations, they founded what would become the world's largest university-administered natural reserve system-a legacy of lasting significance and utility. This lavishly illustrated volume, which includes images by famed photographers Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell, describes the natural and human histories of the system's many reserves. Located throughout California, these wildland habitats range from coastal tide pools to inland deserts, from lush wetlands to ancient forests, and from vernal pools to oak savannas. By supporting teaching, research, and public service within such protected landscapes, the UC NRS contributes to the understanding and wise stewardship of the Earth. 606 $aNatural areas$zCalifornia 606 $aEnvironmental protection$zCalifornia 606 $aEcology$xStudy and teaching$zCalifornia 606 $aNatural history$xStudy and teaching$zCalifornia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNatural areas 615 0$aEnvironmental protection 615 0$aEcology$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aNatural history$xStudy and teaching 676 $a333.73/1609794 701 $aFiedler$b Peggy Lee$01052735 701 $aRumsey$b Susan Gee$01052736 701 $aWong$b Kathleen M$g(Kathleen Michelle)$01052737 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461897903321 996 $aThe environmental legacy of the UC natural reserve system$92484175 997 $aUNINA