Administrative Handbook

1. Scope of this document

2. Introduction

3. The mission of UC Nature

4. Origins of UC Nature

5. Administrative structure of UC Nature

6. Institutional guiding principles on the selection, operation, and use of UC Nature sites

7. Acquisition guidelines for reserves

8. Outline of reserve acquisition process

9. Program: Teaching and research

10. Program: Publications

11. Program: Public service

12. Support groups and naming policy

13. Guidelines for management planning

14. Guidelines for facilities development

15. Guidelines for annual reports

16. Ten-year reserve reviews

17. Fees and recharges for reserve use

18. Reserve use guidelines

19. Reserve security guidelines

20. Resources for management of risk and liability

21. Information on liability of UC employees and volunteers

22. Waiver guidelines

23. Firearm guidelines

24. Guidelines for evaluating mitigation projects on UC Nature reserves

25. Field safety

8. Attachment B: Recommended criteria for three-campus committee reserve evaluation

  1. Date of evaluation
  2. List of participants in evaluation
  3. Other background information (as appropriate)
  4. Site evaluation
    1. Site evaluation
      1. Habitat significance
      2. Representativeness
      3. Uniqueness
      4. Species and habitat diversity
      5. Level of disturbance
      6. Ecosystem viability
    2. Academic criteria
      1. Research value
        1. Suitability for research
        2. Range of research opportunities
        3. Research value of site (e.g., faculty research needs)
      2. Teaching value
        1. Suitability for teaching
          1. Proximity to campus(es)
        2. Range of teaching opportunities
        3. Teaching value of site (e.g., faculty teaching needs)
      3. Facilities
        1. Potential research facilities
        2. Potential instructional support facilities
      4. Database
        1. Availability of baseline data, environmental monitoring records, etc.
    3. Administrative criteria
      1. Management factors
        1. Accessibility of site for research and teaching uses
        2. Protectability of site
        3. Adjacent land ownership and land-use patterns
        4. Adequacy of proposed reserve size, boundaries, buffers
        5. Proximity to other University and non-University reserves and facilities
        6. Other management concerns specific to site
      2. Costs
        1. Acquisition cost (capital outlay required)
        2. Operational and maintenance costs
      3. Funding
        1. Campus funding commitment
        2. Systemwide funding commitment
        3. Other long-term funding sources
  5. Recommendation
  6. Appendices
    1. Individual and joint letters of recommendation
    2. Maps
    3. Photographs