Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve

The UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve is set in the steep inland canyons, hillsides and ridge-tops of northern California’s Inner Coast Range. It forms part of the Devil’s Gate Wildlands recreation area and borders the southernmost tip of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The reserve has a mix of habitats with high species diversity and the University of California maintains the site as an ecological preserve for teaching and research. Offering spectacular views of the Inner Coast Range and opportunities for relative solitude also makes the reserve an immensely popular destination for tens of thousands of hikers each year. UC researchers, staff and partners apply innovative ‘minimum tool’ approaches to mitigating adverse ecological impacts from public user groups.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: #21963 State Highway 128
• P.O. Box: Room 106
• City: Winters
• Zip Code: 95694
• Country: United States
• State/Province: CA
• Latitude: 38
• Longitude: 122
• FSML E-mail Address: stebbinsccr@ucdavis.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://naturalreserves.ucdavis.edu/stebbins-cold-canyon
• FSML Year Founded: 1979
• Year Join OBFS: 2023
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: University of California Davis Natural Reserve System
• Address Line 1: The Barn
• Address Line 2: One Shields Avenue
• City: Davis
• Zip Code: 95616
• Country: United States
• State: CA
• Contact Name: Paul Havemann
• Contact Email: phavemann@ucdavis.edu
• Contact Position: Reserve Manager
• Contact Address: The Barn
• Contact Phone Number: +17757426193
• Station Director Name: Paul Havemann
• Station Director Email: phavemann@ucdavis.edu
• Education Director Name: Paul Havemann
• Education Director Email: phavemann@ucdavis.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Paul Havemann
• Billing Contact Email: phavemann@ucdavis.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: phavemann@ucdavis.edu
• Additional Contact: Shane Waddell
• Additional Contact Email: smwaddell@ucdavis.edu
• Additional Contact Position: UC Davis NRS Associate Director
• Operating Budget: $0 - $50,000
• Size of Field Station: 501-1000
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: Other
• Other: University of California
• Indigenous and Tribal Partners/Users?: Yes
• Community College users: Yes
• Member of the Virtual Field?: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Overnight housing facilities: 0
• Conference space: 0
• Electricity: No Electricity
• Distance to emergency services?: 41-60 minutes
• Classes: Onsite public programs
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Woodland and Shrubland
• Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Formal Data Management Plan: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 25
• Formal education: 20
• Outreach: 55