A. Scientific criteria
Does the reserve contain significant or unique species (including listed/threatened species), habitats, or physical, archaeological or cultural resources? Are these resources unique to this reserve or are they available at other UC Nature sites?
B. Management issues
- Are the reserve’s resources viable in the long term? Are there management actions that should be taken to ensure their viability?
- Is there a reserve management plan? Are appropriate measures being taken to implement this plan?
- Is there legal, appropriate access to the reserve? Discuss problems, if any.
- Is public use, if any, of the reserve appropriate and controllable? What means of controlling trespass should or can be undertaken?
- Are present, planned, or potential land use activities adjacent to the reserve likely to significantly and adversely affect the reserve? Could these impacts feasibly be mitigated?
- Is the University’s management and use of the reserve supported by the local community? Do adjacent landowners have concerns that need to be addressed?
C. Legal/ethical issues
Is the administering campus complying with legal or ethical restrictions associated with the original conveyance, funding used to acquire the reserve, or any other terms of an applicable agreement (e.g., use agreement, license, conservation easement)?
D. Academic criteria
- What is the level of past, current and potential research use at the reserve by the administering campus, other UC campuses, and other non-UC institutions? Is the current level and kind of research appropriate to the reserve? Should this use be expanded or improved and if so, how?
- What is the level of past, current and potential teaching use at the reserve by the administering campus, other UC campuses, and other non-UC institutions? Is the current level and kind of teaching appropriate to the reserve? Should this use be expanded or improved and if so, how?
- What is the level of past, current and potential public outreach programs at the reserve? Is the current level and kind of public use appropriate to the reserve? Should this use be expanded or improved and if so, how?
- Are existing facilities and infrastructure (e.g., roads, water, phone, electricity) adequate for academic needs? If not, what is needed to achieve minimal level of adequacy?
- Has baseline information (e.g., research data, environmental monitoring records, species lists) been collected, archived and made accessible to reserve users and others?
- Is use of this reserve integrated with research and teaching use of other UC Nature sites?
E. Reserve administration
- Is the existing campus UC Nature administrative structure appropriate?
- Is the current level of staffing adequate to achieve reserve goals? If not, what more is needed?
- How are faculty and students on the administering campus informed about the reserve?
- What efforts could be made to promote its use?
- Is there adequate funding to achieve reserve program and management goals? If not, how much additional funding is needed to achieve these goals?
F. Recommendations
- Management
- Research, teaching, and public service use
- Facilities
- Information management
- Promotion
- Administrative structure
- Staffing
- Funding