Us Fees Degrees and Theses Sagehen Creek Field Station Sagehen Creek Field Station is a research facility of the University of California, under the administration of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Berkeley. The Station was established in 1952 with the signing of a long-term special use permit with the US Forest Service, which manages the land. The roughly 8000-acres Sagehen Creek watershed includes yellow pine, mixed conifer, and red fir forests, extensive brushfields and scattered mountain meadows.
Deep snow is typical of the winter season and dry, warm weather is typical of the summer period.
Sagehen Creek extends eastward from the crest of the Sierra to Stampede Reservoir on the Little Truckee River. The watershed is managed by the Truckee Ranger District of the Tahoe National Forest for multiple uses. Historically, fisheries, wildlife, range and forestry studies have predominated. There are substantial collections of higher plants, vertebrates, and insects on site. Priority for space is given to UC faculty and student researchers, but qualified researchers from other institutions are welcome to apply to the Interim Manager for space, regardless of their affiliation.