Fwd: Accepting Applications for Fall 2026 California Ecology and Conservation Field Course

[Eric Zimmerman]

This is an amazing environmental field studies program focused on CA Ecology and Conservation!  Offered through a partnership with UC's Natural Reerve Program and UCEAP, it allows students to spend 50 days conducting field-based research at five UC Nature field stations across the UC system, participating in hands-on learning, and gaining familiarity with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes the state has to offer.   Students earn 19 upper-division units, all of which can be used to fultill the Environemntal Studies Area C (Outside Concentration).  And as it's part of the UCEAP, all UC elibigle financial aid can apply to this program.

Please see the email below for more information about the program and be sure to visit their website or talk to their representative at <CAec...@ucop.edu> to learn more.  If you have questions about how to apply these units towards your ES Major Requirements, please see the ES Advising team.

- ES Advising

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From: California Ecology and Conservation <CAec...@ucop.edu>

Subject: Please Share: Accepting Applications for Fall 2026 California Ecology and Conservation Field Course

Date: April 20, 2026 at 9:30:12 AM PDT

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Reply-To: California Ecology and Conservation <CAec...@ucop.edu>

View this email in your browser California Ecology & Conservation Field Course Apply now for Fall 2026! Spend 50 days conducting field-based research at five UC Nature field stations across the UC system, participating in hands-on learning, and gaining familiarity with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes the state has to offer.  The California Ecology and Conservation is an intensive field program that transforms students into scientists. Students complete a series of independent research studies while learning to notice natural patterns, frame questions into feasible research projects, and practice standard field techniques. All the while, students grow as leaders, teammates, and members of a diverse and enthusiastic community of scholars. Blue Oak Ranch Reserve (2), Rancho Marino Reserve (33),  James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve (24), Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center (26),  Steele/Burn and Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center (16).  Earn 19 quarter units (12.7 semester units) that may count towards your major requirements! Apply by the priority deadline. After this date, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as space permits. Check out how CEC course credits map out to your major requirements here: https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/credits/. Course schedule  Blue Oak Ranch Reserve UC Berkeley  Rancho Marino Reserve UC Santa Barbara Sweeney Granite Mountain Desert Research Center UC Riverside  Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center UC Irvine James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve UC Riverside Information Packet Eligibility:  UC undergraduates who have a 2.5+ GPA Good standing with their home campus Successfully completed an introductory biology course Application Process Step 1: Complete the  pre-application Apply here! Step 2: Complete the UC EAP application to be officially enrolled in the CEC course Key Dates *Priority Deadline  April 24. 2026  Applications Deadline June 19, 2026 Photo Credit: David Anaya *Students are strongly encouraged to apply by the priority deadline.  After this date, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as space permits. For more information about our new application process, please visit our webpage. https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/application/ . CEC Spring 2024 Recap Video, created by Darryl Pham, a student at UC San Diego.  © 2026 Regents of the University of California, all rights reserved. https://ucnature.org/  1111 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94607 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

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Eric D. Zimmerman  (he/him)
Student Services Manager, Lecturer
Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara

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