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After more than 5” of rain in a week, one of our

After more than 5” of rain in a week, one of our culverts blew out in spectacular fashion. 30 loads of fill and hours of jumping jack tamping later, completed without bringing in the contractors👌🏼

Erosion control help with one of our 2020 SCU fire

Erosion control help with one of our 2020 SCU firebreaks. Thanks Leah and Dany! @ucsc_youngerlagoon

Not every day that you find a mountain lion skull!

Not every day that you find a mountain lion skull! Our new Steward’s Assistant David Saunders found this in the mud by one of our ponds. What will he find next!?
#blueoakranchreserve #ucnrs #mountainlion

Mating season of the Bay Area blond tarantula is h

Mating season of the Bay Area blond tarantula is here! Aphonopelma iodius males will wander up to 1,200 m looking for mates, tempting females from their burrows with muli-part drumming performances.

An unusual look for BORR this morning ❄️

An unusual look for BORR this morning ❄️

Wildlife biologists get level II California red-le

Wildlife biologists get level II California red-legged frog training from the best, Alvarez and Wilcox

👑 Lampropeltus californiae 👑

👑 Lampropeltus californiae 👑

The Pond Crew is crushing it, examining the parasi

The Pond Crew is crushing it, examining the parasites of snails during their 10th field season at BORR

Nice to have the California Lichen Society here fo

Nice to have the California Lichen Society here for a few days and fun to join them for some very slow walks.

@california_ecology working independently together

@california_ecology working independently together

Blue Oak wishes our intrepid summertime steward Ja

Blue Oak wishes our intrepid summertime steward Jack Maxson well in his move to Bend, OR. Here’s to less poison oak in your future Jack!

Great having @california_ecology here to kick off

Great having @california_ecology here to kick off their adventure! See y'all again mid November!

Wow! You can hold spiders like that? - Cal Entomol

Wow! You can hold spiders like that? - Cal Entomology Club, photos David Hung - banded orb weaver, Edward's tiger moth, fiery skipper, and harvestman

Thanks to the Cal Entomology Club for coming out a

Thanks to the Cal Entomology Club for coming out and looking for critters!

A nice western rattlesnake

A nice western rattlesnake

Great final presentations today by the NRS systemw

Great final presentations today by the NRS systemwide course. Impressive work!

A very approachable alligator lizard - Elgaria mul

A very approachable alligator lizard - Elgaria multicarinata

A lot of fun birding with Rauri Bowie's UC Berkele

A lot of fun birding with Rauri Bowie's UC Berkeley Ornithology class. 75 species identified!

A lot of Pacific gopher snakes out and about

A lot of Pacific gopher snakes out and about

Pseudoplectania nigrella

Pseudoplectania nigrella

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UC Davis Archaeological Field School

A new study of early human cultures at Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

The World of GIS Students

The World of GIS has arrived to Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

UC-owned wildlife reserve, research field site completes expansion, renovation

Berkeley’s newest field site, Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, gets a facelift

Berkeley’s newest field site, Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, gets a facelift

CEC Students

California Ecology and Conservation Class Arrives!

Open House Highlights

Open House Highlights

Mailing Address

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
1315 Piedmont Rd. # 32120
San Jose CA 95132-9998

307-760-8031

harlow@berkeley.edu

Directions to Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

Our physical address at 16070 Mt. Hamilton Rd. cannot receive mail or package deliveries