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The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a 1,190 acres (483 ha) [1] nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University , and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve was once home to a population of the threatened checkerspot. That population became extinct in 1998. Ehrlich and his colleagues accumulated more data - probably more than is known about any other invertebrate - about the fluctuations of the Bay checkerspot populations at Jasper Ridge.
Searsville (c.1854–1891) was a San Mateo County, California town located in what is now the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve on Corte Madera Creek and adjacent to Woodside. [1] At the northwest corner of Sandhill Road and Portola Road is a plaque, and this location has been a California Historical Landmark since 1950. [1]
After leasing the reservoir for recreational use for 50 years, the Stanford Board of Trustees closed public access to Searsville Reservoir in 1975 in forming the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. The reservoir has lost over 90% of its original water storage capacity as roughly 2.7 million cubic yards of sediment has filled it in. [ 5 ...
The vast public property, spanning Jasper and Hampton counties, is called the Coosawhatchie Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. $50M buys 10K acres of Jasper, Hampton County land to ...
Within the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve there are isolated second-generation stands of coast redwood. Other common woody species along the creek banks include the yellow-flowering box elder, big-leaved maple, willows of several species, white alder, California bay and California hazelnut. [25]
State environmental protection firestarters sparked a prescribed burn at Atlantic Ridge State Park Thursday. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.