Talk:Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

Latest comment: 5 years ago by Erp in topic Possibly history bits

Why undid merge

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I unmerged the article from List of Stanford University Centers and Institutes as Jasper Ridge is actually a large tract of land preserved from too much human interference and of interest both biologically and historically (though this needs to be expanded upon in the article). --Erp (talk) 00:45, 2 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Possibly history bits

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Jasper Ridge historically is known for

  1. Evidence of Native Americans
  2. An old lumber town, Searsville, California
  3. The dam and lake, Searsville Lake
  4. The hermit of Jasper Ridge, Domenico Grosso, who held the mineral rights though the University held the title.
  5. The swimming camp on the lake run by one of Stanford University's coaches
  6. The conversion to a Biological Preserve in the 1970s

I'll try adding fleshing out and adding to the main article, but, I would welcome some help.--Erp (talk) 01:10, 2 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

It would be nice to know when Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve was founded and if it grew in size over time. Jooojay (talk) 00:16, 29 January 2019 (UTC)Reply
Officially 1973 though recreational use continued until 1975. I don't think it has changed in size since then. I added the date and ref. --Erp (talk) 03:20, 29 January 2019 (UTC)Reply