Blue Oak Ranch Reserve

blue oak ranch reserve is a biological field station and ecological reserve operated jointly by the berkeley natural history museum and the uc natural reserve system. the site provides undisturbed natural environments to conduct field-based research and instruction within a protected landscape, as well as in association with adjacent sites. this 3,280 acre ecological reserve is perched on the west-facing slope of the diablo range in northern santa clara county, california, seven air miles east of metropolitan san jose and five miles northwest of mt. hamilton. ecosystems include native and non-native grasslands, ephemeral and perennial ponds and streams, coastal chaparral, riparian woodlands, oak woodlands, and stands of mixed conifer and hardwoods on north facing slopes. habitats at blue oak ranch reserve supports 138 species of birds, 43 species of mammals, 10 species of amphibians, 26 species of reptiles, 7 species of fish, and hundreds of species of invertebrates. on-site facilities