Joy Baccei, MS - Reserve Director
Tour Details:
The 6,500 acre UC Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve (MVPGR) is located directly adjacent to UC Merced. Due to its close proximity to campus, the reserve provides amazing opportunities for diverse, inclusive, innovative research and education. The Reserve preserves one of the largest remaining intact vernal pools landscapes within rolling grasslands, allowing visitors to discover, learn about, and investigate vernal pool ecology, biodiversity, natural history, and more, while engaging in an outdoor environment that is a living lab. As one of four reserves in the UC Merced Natural Reserve System and part of the University of California Natural Reserve System, the MVPGR is part of a growing network that provides opportunities to connect valley, foothills, and Sierra Nevada communities.
