| Sedgwick Reserve | |
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| Location | San Rafael Mountains, Santa Barbara County. |
| Nearest city | Santa Ynez |
| Coordinates | 34°42′N120°1′W / 34.700°N 120.017°W /34.700; -120.017[1] |
| Area | 5,896 acres (9.213 sq mi) |
| Governing body | University of California, Santa Barbara[2] |
Sedgwick Reserve is a 5,896-acre (2,386 ha)nature reserve inSanta Barbara County, California, United States. It is located in theSan Rafael Mountains, 35 miles north ofSanta Barbara near the town ofSanta Ynez.[2] The reserve is used for natural science research and education as it includes a wide range of native ecosystems, such as vernal pools, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub.
Administered by theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, it is a unit of theUniversity of California Natural Reserve System.[2] The reserve hosts researchers, classes, and relevant meetings at a small complex of buildings in the field station. The reserve does not have public hiking trails, and is closed to the public except for registered and ticketed events.
The reserve hosted the Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) held November 12-19, 2022 and November 10-19, 2023 with acontrolled fire by firefighters. The training on how to safely conduct prescribed burns, seminars on localfire ecology, andtribal burning includedSanta Barbara County Fire Department, employees of theSanta Ynez Band of Chumash Indians,The Nature Conservancy,University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources,Vandenberg Space Force Base, scientists, ranchers, students, researchers, and land managers.[3]
