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The Santa Cruz Island Reserve operates on property owned by The Nature Conservancy.  The primary use of the Reserve is for research and undergraduate education.  Public use is limited to volunteer opportunities and public educational tours.  For more information about visiting the Santa Cruz Island Reserve as a member of the public, please contact our Outreach Coordinator, Sophia Ben-Achour, at sophiabenachour@ucsb.edu.

If you are a researcher or educator and wish to visit the Santa Cruz Island Reserve, please use the UC Natural Reserve System’s Reserve Application and Reservation System, RAMS.