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View of Sun Field Station and Searsville Reservoir
About the Preserve
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (JRBP) is located near Stanford University's campus in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. 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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Hikers taking self-guided tour around Searsville Lake at Jasper Ridge

Thousands attend Open House

May 15, 2018

On May 12, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve hosted a community open house for the first time in more than a decade. Visitors were treated to a day of perfect weather and the opportunity to hike around Searsville Lake... more

H&S Dean Richard Saller presenting Arnice P. Streit award to Cindy Wilber

Cindy Wilber receives Service of Excellence Award

May 8, 2018

Education Coordinator Cindy Wilber was honored today with the Arnice P. Streit Service of Excellence Award for her two decades of dedicated and inspirational teaching and mentoring at Jasper Ridge. The award is one of the highest honors... more

Trillium chloropelalum - Watercolor by Herb Dengler 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

Tidy Tips blooming at Jasper Ridge - Photo by Alice Cummings 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