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The Donald and Sylvia McLaughlin Natural Reserve
is one of few sites in California that protects unusual serpentine habitats.
Chemically hostile to most plants, serpentine deposits cover one third of
the reserve, creating islands that support rare and endemic plants, which
have adapted to these harsh soils, and numerous associated endemic insects.
Where there are nonserpentine soils, the vegetation shifts suddenly to more
typical coast range habitats, including riparian woodland, blue oak woodland
and savannah, grassland, and chaparral. The reserve and adjacent lands are
owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), California Department
of Fish and Game (DFG), and the Homestake Mining Company. Homestake is in
the process of decommissioning an innovative open-pit gold mine which includes
extensive reclamation of disturbed lands. The reserve is the repository
of over 20 years of environmental monitoring data collected by Homestake.
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Site Specifications
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established:
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1992
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location:
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Napa, Yolo, and Lake Counties, boundary of Putah Creek and Cache Creek watersheds,
northwest of Davis; two hours from Davis Campus.
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size:
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2,776 hectares (6,940 acres)
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elevation:
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366 to 914 meters (1,200 to 3,000 feet)
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average precipitation:
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62 cm (24 in) per year
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average temperature:
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July: 25° C (77° F) January: 8° C (46° F)
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facilities:
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Research
station with computers, bunkroom, classroom, and kitchen; facilities expansion
underway; storage space.
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database:
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Excellent database and monitoring systems are available on site, with logistical
support from the Homestake Mining Company
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personnel:
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On-site
reserve managers.
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Contact: Cathy Koehler
and Paul Aigner, Reserve Managers
UC Davis - McLaughlin Reserve
26775 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake, CA, 95457-9411
Phone: 707-995-9005; email: mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu
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Last Updated
12/14/06
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