University of California Natural Reserve System

history & archive project

Sierra Nevada Research Station - Yosemite Field Station

Information

The Sierra Nevada Research Station: Yosemite Field Station (YFS) is located inside Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The research station started operations in 2005 and the site officially joined the NRS in 2009. YFS is administered by UC Merced under a special use permit with the National Parks Service (NPS). The station's document collections remain in use at this time.

Off-site Collections