Research Documents

  • UC Irvine NRS Historical Materials Collection

    This collection consists of assorted historical materials from UCI NRS activities. It is broken down into four series based on location. Read more…


  • UC San Diego NRS Administration Collection

    This collection consists of administrative records for the UCSD reserves. Most files were created by UC San Diego NRS academic coordinator Isabelle Kay. Read more…


  • UC San Diego NRS Director’s Collection

    This collection contains administrative records for UCSD-affiliated reserves, mainly created by Isabelle Kay and some by Karl Hubbs. While it overlaps with another UCSD NRS collection, it remains a distinct set, organized into two series. Read more…


  • UC San Diego Old NRS Collection

    This collection encompasses an eclectic set of records pertaining to all the UCSD NRS sites that has been placed at the Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve for storage. Read more…


  • UC Santa Barbara NRS Collection

    This collection includes historical documents from the UCSB NRS campus office and its reserves, such as Carpinteria, Coal Oil Point, Rancho Marino, Santa Cruz Island, Sedgwick, and Valentine/SNARL. Read more…


  • UC Santa Cruz Large Format Documents Collection

    This collection includes large-format materials related to UC Santa Cruz and its NRS sites, featuring maps, drawings, aerial photos, illustrations, and student posters. Highlights include USGS maps, hand-drawn reserve boundaries, project artwork, and survey data from various reserves and bioregional projects. Read more…


  • UC Santa Cruz Reserves Collection

    This collection consists of materials pertaining to the Fort Ord, Younger Lagoon, and Campus natural reserves, administered by UC Santa Cruz. Read more…


  • Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve Director’s Collection

    This collection includes records and data from the Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve’s two sites—SNARL and Valentine Camp—operated jointly under UC Santa Barbara. It offers insight into the reserve’s land use, scientific history, and role in Eastern Sierra Nevada conservation. Read more…


  • White Mountain Historical Archive Collection

    This collection, assembled and indexed by Daniel Pritchett, consists of historical materials for the White Mountain Research Center (formerly White Mountain Research Station). Read more…


  • Wilbur Mayhew Deep Canyon Papers

    This collection contains Wilbur Mayhew’s files on the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center. Mayhew was a founding NRS faculty member at UC Riverside, and had a central role in establishing some of the earliest NRS reserves. Read more…


  • Younger Lagoon Collection

    This collection includes documents on the Younger Lagoon Reserve, such as management plans, student reports, environmental assessments, Coastal Commission policies, and nearby development records. Read more…