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Map Satellite This station is located on the eastern slope of the Sierra, approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast of Truckee.
Vegetation consists primarily of a mixed conifer forest with Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi, lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana, and white fir, Abies concolor, dominant in the lower elevations, and with red fir, Abies magnifica, western white pine, Pinus monticola, and mountain hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana, in the higher.
There are extensive meadows and bogs where willow, Salix sp., and aspen, Populus tremuloides, border portions of the meadows and along the creek banks.
Animals are numerous and typical of the region and include such species as coyote, Canis latrans, golden-mantled ground squirrel, Citellus lateralis, beaver, Castor canadensis (introduced in 1945), water ouzel, Cinclus mexicanus, rainbow trout, Salmo gairdnerii, and Piute sculpin, Cottus beldingi.
Integrity: The station has been used for research and teaching activities since 1951. There are numerous buildings, laboratory facilities, residences, etc., and an underwater observation tank along the creek.
Use: Research, educational.
July 1982
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman
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