Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserves

Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserves (VESR) consist of two separate reserves, Valentine Camp and the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL), located approximately eight miles apart. They are situated in Mono County on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, near the Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. VESR became part of the University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS) in 1973 and is administered through the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). VESR provides protected wildlands, on-site experimental facilities, as well as the support facilities for conducting studies of natural systems over a large part of central, eastern California and western Nevada. The Reserve is open, by application, to any bona fide researcher or instructor.

• Logo:
• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 1016 Mount Morrison Rd
• City: Mammoth Lakes
• Zip Code: 93546
• Country: United States
• State/Province: CA
• Latitude: 37
• Longitude: 118
• FSML E-mail Address: vesr@nrs.ucsb.edu
• FSML Web Address: http://vesr.nrs.ucsb.edu
• FSML Year Founded: 1972
• Year Join OBFS: 2000
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: University of California, Santa Barbra
• Address Line 1: 1016 Mount Morrison Rd
• City: Mammoth Lakes
• Zip Code: 93546
• Country: United States
• State: CA
• Contact Name: Carol Blanchette
• Contact Email: vesr@nrs.ucsb.edu
• Contact Position: Director
• Contact Phone Number:
• Station Director Name: Carol Blanchette
• Station Director Email: carol.blanchette@ucsb.edu
• Education Director Name: Carole Lester
• Education Director Email: carole.lester@ucsb.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Jane Lester
• Billing Contact Email: jlester@ucsb.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: carol.blanchette@ucsb.edu
• Operating Budget: $50,001 - $200,000
• Size of Field Station: 101-500
• Private nonprofit organization?: Yes
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: Other
• Other: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
• Indigenous and Tribal Partners/Users?: Yes
• Community College users: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 3-5
• Seasonal Staff: 1-2
• Overnight housing facilities: 50+
• Conference space: 101+
• 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
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 1501-3000 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 1501-3000 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
• Formal Data Management Plan: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 40
• Formal education: 30
• Outreach: 30