Are there endangered species issues at the UC MBEST Center?
Of the 1,084 acres that comprise the UC MBEST Center, 605 acres, including the areas with the richest biological resources, has been incorporated into the UC Natural Reserve System and has been named the Fort Ord Natural Reserve. This land will be protected and managed in perpetuity as habitat. The presence of this habitat reserve allowed the UCMBEST Center to obtain in 2001 an endangered species take permit from the California Department of Fish and Game that allows development on nearly all UC MBEST Center Lands planned for development.
