Bodega Marine Reserve

Bodega Marine Reserve (BMR) is the only marine area protected for research and education on California’s rugged north central coast. Offering a variety of habitats from rocky intertidal and subtidal areas to beaches, dunes, coastal prairie, coastal scrub, wetlands, seagrass, and mudflat habitats, it is a preeminent site for in-depth research on state and national environmental priorities, and an extraordinary training site for terrestrial, marine and coastal field biologists.

The diverse habitats of BMR support a wide variety of flora and fauna, including numerous migratory shorebirds, intertidal invertebrates, coastal bluff plants, and marine algae. Located on site, UC Davis’ Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) provides cutting-edge research facilities and classrooms, conference facilities, boating and diving programs, oceanographic and meteorological data, and much more.

Located 60 miles north of San Francisco, Bodega Marine Reserve supports marine and terrestrial research and education in an area of California unique for the strength of its coastal upwelling, strong influence of marine processes on coastal ecosystems, and diverse soils and geology within the San Andreas Fault zone. Researchers and classes also use BMR as a base to explore sites ranging from San Francisco Bay to Point Arena.

• Logo:
• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 2099 Westshore Road
• P.O. Box: 247
• City: Bodega Bay
• Zip Code: 94923
• Country: United States
• State/Province: CA
• Latitude: 38
• Longitude: 123
• FSML E-mail Address: svolyarnik@ucdavis.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://naturalreserves.ucdavis.edu/bodega-marine-reserve
• FSML Year Founded: 1965
• Year Join OBFS: 2023
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: University of California Davis
• Address Line 1: One Shields Avenue
• City: Davis
• Zip Code: 95616
• Country: United States
• State: CA
• Contact Name: Suzanne Olyarnik
• Contact Email: svolyarnik@ucdavis.edu
• Contact Position: Director
• Contact Address: PO Box 247
• Contact Phone Number: +17078752020
• Station Director Name: Suzanne Olyarnik
• Station Director Email: svolyarnik@ucdavis.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Suzanne Olyarnik
• Billing Contact Email: svolyarnik@ucdavis.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: svolyarnik@ucdavis.edu
• Additional Contact: Jackie Sones
• Additional Contact Email: jlsones@ucdavis.edu
• Additional Contact Position: Research Coordinator
• Operating Budget: $0 - $50,000
• Size of Field Station: 101-500
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: Other
• Other: Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
• International partner/s?: Yes
• Name of International partner/s: Center for Environmental Studies, Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico
• Indigenous and Tribal Partners/Users?: Yes
• Minority Serving Institution/Historically Black Colleges and Universities users?: Yes
• Community College users: Yes
• Member of the Virtual Field?: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 21+
• Seasonal Staff: 0
• Overnight housing facilities: 50+
• Conference space: 51-100
• Food service or catering available?: Yes
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Library?: Yes
• Classes: Onsite public programs
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Marine Biomes: Intertidal - salt marsh, pelagic, benthic, abyssal
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Woodland and Shrubland
• Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• Research vessels available?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• Long term data sets?: Yes
• On site herbarium or voucher species?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 40
• Formal education: 40
• Outreach: 20