Located in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains, the Natural Reserve System's (NRS) James Reserve is at the forefront of an effort to use high technology to gain insight into the natural world. Embedded cameras monitor the nesting cycles of birds, sensor networks track weather data on habitat microclimates, and computers map out the potential damage from wildfires. (#8384)

related programs

Documentaries and Specials

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   CARTA: Baba Brinkman and The Rap Guide to Medicine
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   Recollections of UC San Diego: The Early Years with Walter Munk
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   Mapping the Future - Angelo Coast Range Reserve

Ecology, the Environment, Conservation

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   Coastal Water Security with Distributed Offshore Reverse Osmosis
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   Technology: Friend or Foe for the Future of our Oceans
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   Bracing for Fire When the Wind Blows

Natural Resources

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   Soil Matters -- Future Thought Leaders Series Presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation and Kiss the Ground
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   Coal Oil Point Reserve
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   Sedgwick Reserve