Media

For all media inquiries, press and photo releases please contact Laurie Cussalli, Business Officer of the UCSB NRS, lcussalli@ucsb.edu or (805)893-4127.

NRS News and Highlights

• Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
  February 13, 2025
  Elephant seals can be used as sentinels of deep ocean habitat health, such as with fish populations.
• 20 Years of Love Your Wetlands Day at Kendall-Frost Marsh
  February 11, 2025
  The 20th anniversary event attracted a record 1,300 attendees who participated in trash cleanups, nature walks, and hands-on workshops to learn about wetlands.
• Elmer’s blue eyes and tinker’s penny: Lassen’s diversity is a scientist’s playground
  January 29, 2025
  Lassen Field Station, the product of a close relationship between UCNRS and Lassen National Park, offers rich educational experiences for students and the public.
• RAMS 3.0 to launch in February
  January 15, 2025
  The UC Natural Reserve System will launch a major update to RAMS, the online tool used to facilitate reserve visits, in early February 2025.
• Sagebrush icons
  January 7, 2025
  Researchers based at the UCNRS's Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory gain valuable environmental knowledge by studying greater sage-grouse and their eastern California habitat.