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Outreach: K-12 and community

Three pillars of the UC Natural Reserve System mission are research, teaching, and exploring. Teaching and research are the principal activities at Stunt Ranch. However, the Reserve has a rich history of public outreach that encourages K-12 students to explore the habitat and scientific research conducted at the Preserve through a docent-led program. By encouraging children to explore, we believe students are provided a strong foundation to learn why research is important, how it is achieved, the power of scientific observation, and the importance of natural history.

For the past several decades, thousands of such students visited Stunt Ranch each year as part of a formal program coordinated by the Cold Creek Docents, a division of the Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT). In 2019, TreePeople accepted leadership over the MRT; soon thereafter, Covid-19 shut down our outreach program.

We are currently working with TreePeople/MRT to develop new collaborative outreach and teaching programs at the UCLA Stunt Ranch Reserve. Please stay tuned as we work on these arrangements. If you have questions, feel free to contact Brad Shaffer at brad.shaffer@ucla.edu.

Contact Information

Faculty Director
Brad Shaffer
Assistant Director
David Blake
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Hershey Hall
610 Charles E. Young Dr. East
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7246
brad.shaffer@ucla.edu
dblake0405@g.ucla.edu

Location
1201 Stunt Road, Calabasas, CA, 91302
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Size & Elevation
125 ha (310 acres)
392 to 472 m (1,285 to 1,550 ft.)

Average Precipitation & Temperatures
610 mm (24 in) per year
Summer Temperatures
32° to 41°C
Winter Temperatures
4°C to -4°C

Stunt Ranch
Santa Monica Mountains Reserve

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Hershey Hall
610 Charles E. Young Dr. East
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7246

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