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About the Preserve

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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Corine Pearce teaching basket weaving to Stanford students (photo by Tadashi Fukami)

November 19, 2024

Corine Pearce teaching basket weaving to Stanford students (photo by Tadashi Fukami)

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) collaborated with Fiber Optics, a workshop with the Stanford Humanities Center, to host a ... more

Birders surveying

November 13, 2024

The birding team surveys with binoculars across a transect. Photo by Dan Quinn.

Since 1975, the docent community of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) has been volunteering to offer natural history research and educational experiences... more

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Trillium chloropelalum - Watercolor by Herb Dengler 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 about purchasing Herb Dengler wildflower prints