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 Main building of theDesert Studies Center | |
Other name | DSC |
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Former name | Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa |
| Type | Field station, research center |
| Established | 1976 |
| Founder | California Desert Studies Consortium |
Parent institution | California State University |
| Affiliation | California Desert Studies Consortium(sevenCalifornia State University campuses) |
Religious affiliation | None |
| Address | 49441 Zzyzx Rd ,,, |
| Campus | Remote desert field station, 1,280 acres |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
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TheDesert Studies Center (DSC) is a field station of theCalifornia State University (CSU) system, located inZzyzx, California, United States in theMojave Desert. The purpose of the center is to provide opportunities to conduct research, receive instruction and experience the Mojave Desert environment. It is officially operated by the California Desert Studies Consortium, aconsortium of seven CSU campuses:Dominguez Hills,Fullerton,Long Beach,Los Angeles,Northridge,San Bernardino andCal Poly Pomona.
Before the center, the site was the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa, run byCurtis Howe Springer from 1944 to 1974, without federal permission. After Springer was ejected, the CSU system negotiated usage of the abandoned buildings of the health spa with theBureau of Land Management, and in 1976, they signed a five-year cooperative management study for the Desert Studies Consortium to manage 1,280 acres (520 ha) atSoda Springs. TheCalifornia Desert Protection Act of 1994 establishedMojave National Preserve, and established the Desert Studies Center as a partnership between theNational Park Service and the CSU system in perpetuity.
The location is especially interesting tobiologists because of its perennial wetlands that attract many species of animals and plants in the area, including the threatened and endangeredSaratoga Springs pupfish, theMohave tui chub, and over 200 species of birds.
A few ofCalifornia State University, Fullerton's biology courses require students visit the center for a mandatory field trip to pass those courses.[1]
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