The University of California manages 39 natural reserves covering more than 700,000 acres--the largest network of university-run field stations in the world--through the UC Natural Reserve System.

 

UCSB manages seven of these reserves: Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve, Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve, Santa Cruz Island Reserve, Sedgwick Ranch Reserve, and Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve including the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory.