UCSC’s Doris Duke Scholars Program is an opportunity for both education and adventure. The team of Scholars begins their program at the University of California Berkeley’s Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, followed by Yosemite National Park, and then two different UC Campuses exploring a constellation of themes and skills in conservation research, leadership, and communication. The final five weeks of the program are based on our idyllic UC Santa Cruz campus in the redwood forests. From campus, we’ll explore a range of ecosystems and UC Reserves (UCSC Campus Reserve, Younger Lagoon Reserve, Ano Nuevo Reserve, Fort Ord Reserve, Big Creek Reserve) as Scholars design capstone first-year research projects.