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We've been quite busy. The following are some
of the highlights of the past year:
 | November 1995 through June 1996 reserve use: More
than 2,700 visits were made to the reserve. Users
included researchers, faculty and/or students from UCLA,
CSUN, Cal State LA, Mission College, Pepperdine
University, the University of Cape Town and the
University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Classes and
research interests that have relevance to the use of the
reserve fall within the following five general
categories: basic ecological research, archeological
research, watershed studies, environmental design, and
environmental economics and resource management. The
reserve also hosted administrators, faculty and staff
from the UC Natural Reserve System and representatives
from the varied agencies/organizations active or
interested in the Santa Monica Mountains and Stunt Ranch
in addition to teachers, parents, and students
participating in the Cold Creek Docent's K-12 educational
program. |
| January 1996: Official opening ceremony. Over 40
UCLA and UC NRS faculty, administrators and staff
celebrated the reserve's opening with many high
expectations for its future significance to the
university and community. |
| February 1996: Stunt High Trail re-route.
Volunteers from the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council
and Sierra Club joined UCLA faculty, students and staff
re-routed a portion of the Stunt High Trail for safety
purposes. A nice plus...the re-route opened up a new view
of the reserve and the Cold Creek watershed. |
| April 1996: Signing of License Agreement with
Mountains Restoration Trust. Liza Riddle, Acting Director
of UC Natural Reserve System and Frank Roberts, President
of the Board of Directors of the Mountains Restoration
Trust signed an agreement that formally recognizes the
continued use of portions of the Stunt Ranch Reserve by
the Cold Creek Docents for their award winning K-12
educational program. |
| October 1996: Calabasas/Malibu Fire. The fire came
within one mile of the reserve several weeks prior to the
third year anniversary of the 1993 Malibu/Topanga
firestorm which burned and destroyed all the facilities
at Stunt Ranch. The new fire provides opportunities for
comparative studies of fire recovery with the 1993
Malibu/Topanga fire. |
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