About Us

Who We Are

Sentinel Sites for Nature – California is a multi-jurisdictional and collaborative initiative built on partnerships, and supported by the broader conservation community through the California Biodiversity Network and the Sentinel Site Network Roundtable. There are currently over 100 Sentinel Sites in California either already established or in the planning stages.  


People

Whitney Albright
John Bailey

Director
Hopland Research and Extension Center
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ryan Bloom

Ryan Bloom

Field Biologist
California Sentinel Sites for Nature
UC Natural Reserve System

Collin Bode

Director of
Environmental Monitoring and Data Science

UC Natural Reserve System

Gary Bucciarelli

Gary Bucciarelli

Chair
California Sentinel Sites for Nature
Director of Strategic Engagement
UC Natural Reserve System
UC Davis
Adjunct Professor
Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
UC Davis

John Imperato

John Imperato

Project Lead
California Sentinel Sites for Nature
UC Natural Reserve System

Bio

Samara Kaplan-Zenk

Samara Kaplan-Zenk

Field Biologist
California Sentinel Sites for Nature
UC Natural Reserve System

Steve Monfort

Steve Monfort

Executive Director
UC Natural Reserve System

Mark Reynolds

Mark Reynolds

Director
Point Conception Institute at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
The Nature Conservancy

Laura Ward

Laura Ward

Conservation Science Director
Pepperwood Preserve

Nicole Cornelius

Nicole Cornelius

Environmental Scientist Field Team Lead
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)


Entities managing Sentinel Sites in California

  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • University of California, Natural Reserve System
  • Pepperwood Preserve
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • California State University

Funding Support

Funding support has been provided in part by CDFW’s Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Research and Innovation Grant and state Fostering Biodiversity Funds.


Contact Us

If you have questions, please contact Gary Bucciarelli, UC Natural Reserve System, at garyb@ucdavis.edu or Whitney Albright, CDFW, at Whitney.Albright@wildlife.ca.gov.