November 16, 2018
View of smoky skies at Jasper Ridge on November 15, 2018, taken from one of our live-video fire-lookout stations. The smoke is from a fire burning 205 miles to the north in Butte County, the most devastating California... more
Stanford University’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (JRBP) is in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about five miles southwest of the main campus. The preserve encompasses remarkable geologic, topographic, and biotic diversity within its 483 hectares (1,193 acres) and provides a natural laboratory for researchers from all over the world, educational experiences to students and docent-led visitors, and refuge to native plants and animals.
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November 5, 2018
Birds are the only terrestrial animal group that connects the globe. This may partly explain why they so captivate the imagination of humans: the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 2013 estimated that there are 47 million bird-watchers... more
October 12, 2018
As was mentioned on multiple fronts by my peers throughout the summer, a critical component of our experience and journey was dedicated not only to us learning about the work being done in Botswana already by other organizations,... more
September 25, 2018
The Jasper Ridge Global Change Experiment (JRGCE), a longterm ecosystem study and landmark at Jasper Ridge, is being dismantled, 21 years after the experiment was set up. Conceived and led by professor Christopher Field, the initial goals were... more
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Herb Dengler Wildflower
Prints Available for Purchase
The paintings in this collection of wildflower watercolors were done by Herb Dengler in the 1980s and 1990s from specimens gathered on Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. They are printed on an Iris printer in a limited edition of 250, each numbered and containing an engraved authentication. Learn More
Visiting The Preserve
Jasper Ridge offers docent-led tours from October through May (Thursday-Sunday). Jasper Ridge is about a 20-minute car ride from the main Stanford University campus. There is no public transportation from the campus to Jasper Ridge. Riding a bike from the Stanford campus takes about 45 minutes. Learn More
