About 6,500 acres of grassland, hills and vernal pools that touch the north and east side of UC Merced are officially a nature reserve, after a University of California Board of Regents vote Wednesday. The board voted to fold the 6,561-acre Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve into the statewide system, which is made up of 38 other reserves spanning more than 750,000 acres. The UC Merced land, which is already used for research by students, is unique within the UC system for its vernal pools. Co-director Christopher Swarth compared being recognized by the UC system to a baseball player being called up from a farm league. “You’re part of the team, and so all kinds of fantastic things happen,” Swarth said. Read more here: mercedsunstar/2014/01/22/3454875/6500-acres-near-uc-merced-to-be.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:47:05 +0000
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