Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) provides a natural laboratory for researchers from all over the world, educational experiences for students and docent-led visitors, and refuge for native plants and animals.
2025-2026 Jasper Ridge Annual Report
2025-2026 Annual Report mountain lion cover
2025-2026 Annual Report
Explore the 2025 to 2026 Jasper Ridge Annual Report to learn how 92 research projects, 27 publications, 29 Stanford courses, and more than 5,600 educational visits advanced long term research, education, stewardship, and discovery at the preserve.
Research
Explore various projects from our researchers, all conducted at the preserve
A pressed, dried blue oak from the Oakmead herbarium
Oakmead Herbarium
The Oakmead Herbarium & Collections at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve conserves 5300+ collections comprising over 1000 species of plants and lichens. Rich botanical data sets are available for researchers, curated by Herbarium volunteers who also maintain and contribute to the collection.
Education
Rishudh Thakur speaks to the class "Pulse of the Planet" near the serpentine grassland. Photo credit: JRBP ('O'O) staff
Classes for Stanford Students
Several classes are hosted here at Sun Field Station during the academic year, including our long-standing docent training program that has evolved into the field science course BIO/EARTHSYS 105 "Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve."
Sydney Schmitter speaks to a group of 20 under a mature blue oak tree at the preserve
Public Hiking Tours
Jasper Ridge offers public educational hiking tours aimed at introducing visitors to the natural history of the Santa Cruz Mountains and to ongoing research and stewardship projects. Tours are led by Jasper Ridge docents who have diverse areas of expertise
Field Station at dusk. Photo credit JRBP ('O'O) staff.
Class Visits and Field Trips
For an academic or class tour, please use our class visit form. We ask that class visits submit requests at least 6 weeks in advance.
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