Fact Sheet

Facts Sheet

  • Administering Campus: UC Santa Barbara
  • Location
    Santa Barbara County in the Santa Ynez Valley; 30 miles northwest of the city of Santa Barbara
  • Size 2,388 hectares (5,896 acres)
  • Elevation
    950 to 2600 feet
  • Average Precipitation
    15 inches annually
  • Average Temperatures
    Summer High—100F
    Summer Low—46F
    Winter Low—23F
    Winter High—86F
  • Personnel
    Resident reserve director and steward on site; outreach coordinator; native plant nursery steward; administrative assistant; three maintenance and stewardship staff.