Sagehen Creek Field Station

Sagehen Creek Field Station Dedicated to research, teaching, and outreach since 1951
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📍 Washoe land Sagehen is also a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

Sagehen Creek Field Station is a research and teaching facility of the University of California at Berkeley's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Berkeley Natural History Museums the California Biodiversity Center, & the University of California Natural Reserve System. The Station was established in 1951 with the signing of a long-term special use permit with the USDA Forest Service; t

oday, this relationship includes the Tahoe National Forest which manages the land, & the Pacific Southwest Research Station, which created the Sagehen Experimental Forest on Nov. 28, 2005. Sagehen serves as the hub of a much broader network of research areas known as the Central Sierra Field Research Stations. CSFRS consists of:

- Sagehen Creek Field Station
- Central Sierra Snow Lab
- Onion Creek Experimental Watershed
- Chickering American Reserve
- North Fork Association Lands

Big thanks to everyone who joined us at Sagehen Creek Field Station for a day full of connection, science, and inspirati...
06/17/2025

Big thanks to everyone who joined us at Sagehen Creek Field Station for a day full of connection, science, and inspiration.

We celebrated the dedication of our newly renovated library, explored cutting-edge research from (bee viruses in the Sierra) and subramanyan (wildlife ecology), and saw the Sagehen Outdoor Education Program in action with local 5th graders—made possible through amazing partnerships with (Tahoe Institute for Natural Science) and (Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships).

Guests also toured the weather station and learned about long-term climate monitoring from our partners at (CSSL). We’re especially excited about future collaborations with and the growing research community across the Central Sierra Field Stations.

Huge thanks to our generous donor family and to the UC Berkeley alumni and Tahoe-Truckee community members who help make all this possible. Onward!

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04/29/2025

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating stories from the past year of UC research that illustrate the resilience of life on our planet.

Our Sierra NRS partners are hiring in Mammoth! Great opportunity, amazing location, and really great people at Valentine...
03/15/2025

Our Sierra NRS partners are hiring in Mammoth! Great opportunity, amazing location, and really great people at Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserves

The UCNRS seeks a new reserve manager for its Valentine Camp reserve in Mammoth Lakes. The position is responsible for on-site operations and safety, carries out routine maintenance and repair of facilities, utilities, vehicles, and equipment, as well as custodial tasks. Also responsible for resource management tasks and assists with ops at nearby Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab. Apply by Mar. 17 for full consideration.

Check out our graduate student research grants!
03/04/2025

Check out our graduate student research grants!

The Sagehen Creek Field Station & Chickering American River Reserve support field-based research in the diverse montane ecosystems of the northern Sierra Nevada. These reserves provide opportunities for studies in ecology, hydrology, fire science, climate change, geology, and forest dynamics. In add...

We’re excited to welcome Tim Brown as the new director of Sagehen Creek Field Station! Tim brings a wealth of expertise ...
12/14/2024

We’re excited to welcome Tim Brown as the new director of Sagehen Creek Field Station! Tim brings a wealth of expertise in Sierra Nevada ecology and a deep connection to the UC Natural Reserve System. He’s eager to support research, teaching, and the Tahoe-Truckee community. Welcome, Tim!

Tim Brown, an ecologist with a long history of working within the NRS, is the new director of Sagehen Creek Field Station. He got introduced to the reserve system as an undergraduate during field courses at UC Santa Cruz. After graduating, he returned as a Restoration Field Manager at Younger Lagoon Reserve. His doctoral research, supported in part by an NRS Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant, focused on how the gray-crowned rosy-finch makes a living at the highest altitudes of the Sierra Nevada. His work has contributed to understanding the ecological and evolutionary responses of alpine songbirds to climate change. Welcome back to the NRS, Tim!

Apply for a fellowship to conduct research at Sagehen Creek Field Station!
12/05/2024

Apply for a fellowship to conduct research at Sagehen Creek Field Station!

The NRS Field Science Fellowship supports research by UC undergraduate-faculty teams conducting scientific research in the field at NRS reserves.

Lots of research opportunities at Sagehen Creek Field Station!
10/16/2024

Lots of research opportunities at Sagehen Creek Field Station!

The NRS's Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant Program supports UC graduate students conducting field research at one or more NRS reserves.

10/16/2024

After decades of fire suppression, Indigenous tribes are rekindling the ancient practice of controlled burns, restoring forests and cultural traditions.

10/07/2024

Mark your calendars! The 29th Annual Truckee River Day and River Fair are coming up on Sunday, October 20th and we hope to see you all there!

Restoration projects begin at 9am and 11am and are open for all ages and abilities.
Activities like spreading native seed, planting willows, mulching, building beaver dams, improving trails and stabilizing streambanks help to recharge groundwater, increase moisture to vegetation that supports critical habitat, and keeps water flowing in our streams later into the dry season.

Registration ends on October 11th. Head to www.truckeeriverwc.org to sign up!

Truckee River Watershed Council

10/01/2024
Check out research articles from the summer 2024 cohort of conducted at
09/26/2024

Check out research articles from the summer 2024 cohort of conducted at

Prescribed burns in a mixed conifer forest maintain diversity in bird communitiesKathryn Bancroft, Camille Dayton, Jih-Heng Huang, Natalie Ng

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