The Central Sierra Field Research Stations—CSFRS is a regional group of

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field research & education reserves located on both sides of the crest of the

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range, north of

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. Several of the University of California Natural Reserve System—UCNRS reserves in the Central Sierra Field Research Stations—CSFRS lie within the

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of the North Fork of the

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History

On September 26, 2006, a consortium of land owners & managers including: the North Fork Association, Chickering Partnership,

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Tahoe National Forest, Pacific Southwest Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service, and the

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signed a Conservation and Research Agreement addressing future cooperative management of the approximately of public & private lands in this watershed.

Field research stations & education reserves

Central Sierra Field Research Stations—CSFRS entities include: * Sagehen Creek Field Station * Central Sierra Snow Laboratory * Onion Creek Experimental Watershed * North Fork Association Lands * Chickering American River Reserve Sagehen Creek Field Station serves as the hub of this network, offering accessible accommodations, classrooms, support and resources — which are unavailable at the other, sometimes remote CSFRS reserves.

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s & other

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datasets for the CSFRS are available.

Contacts

For information regarding research & education access to the CSFRS reserves, publications, theses, and additional data — please contact the individual Reserve Managers through their web-sites (when available), or contact the Station Manager at Sagehen Creek Field Station.University of California Natural Reserve System website: Locations & contacts

References

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Central Sierra Snow LabOnion Creek Experimental Watershed

Berkeley Natural History MuseumsBerkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor for ResearchCalifornia Biodiversity CenterPacific Southwest Research StationTahoe National ForestSagehen Experimental Forest

External links

Official Central Sierra Field Research Stations—CSFRS website
University of California Natural Reserve System Tahoe National Forest Protected areas of the Sierra Nevada (United States) University of California, Berkeley Research stations