Sagehen Reserve Program Planning Advisory Group

The Sagehen Reserve Program Planning Advisory Group is a joint university/agency/community initiative that brings together individuals from three universities, six agencies (federal, state, and local), and several nonprofit organizations and community groups to help guide the Station's future. Contact the Sagehen Creek Field Station Manager for meeting schedule & more information about SRPPAG.

Use this page to read working documents, grant applications and planning information. Comments and suggestions should be raised at future meetings &/or directed to the Station Director.

Sagehen operations & management:

Additional Sagehen Annual Reports, Progress Reports & other management reports available for download here.

Sagehen Master Plan, August 20, 2008: (7.2M).

This is a planning document that provides the general layout design for new facilities required to meet current station needs & to fulfill the Sagehen Vision, below. More information here.

Video fly-throughs here.

Sagehen Vision, October 8, 2005: (1.3M) | (1.3M).

This vision for the Sagehen Creek Field Station is intended to guide discussions that will lead to a long-term management plan. It describes what the field station is like today and how we will create this management plan. It identifies five long-term goals and lists ideas about what facilities, staff and programs are needed to achieve them.

Sagehen Management Plan, July 17, 2003: (329K) | (1458K).

The goals of the plan are:

To provide for the day-to-day operation of the facility;
To outline management policies for research, education and outreach;
To acquaint the local community, the University community, other academic entities, government agencies, and other potential users with current and future research and education opportunities at Sagehen, while at the same time encouraging further suggestions for management, development and operations;
To anticipate and plan for future use and visitor needs.

Sagehen Experimental Forest:

Sagehen Experimental Forest Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), January 2, 2008: (140K) | (18K).

Sagehen Experimental Forest Research Plan, September 6, 2006: (156K) | (68K).

This is a document outlining the purpose & mission of the Sagehen Experimental Forest & guiding principles for research in the Sagehen basin, including primary research themes, featured research opportunities & public engagement.

Sagehen Experimental Forest Nomination: July 15, 2005 (424K).
Cover letter: July 15, 2005 (44K)

Grant proposals:

Central Sierra Field Research Stations Cyberinfrastructure Network Improvements NSF proposal, May 14, 2010: ( 3.5M).

A proposal to upgrade radio communications linking Sagehen to the other CSFRS research areas in the North Fork of the American River headwaters.

UCNRS Cyberinfrastructure NSF proposal, September 6, 2009: (98.4M).

An extensive proposal to enhance data collection & communication capabilities at all the UCNRS field stations & reserves, including Sagehen.

NSF Informal Education Planning Grant proposal-ARC Program, September 10, 2007: (4.4M).

Includes extensive information about Sagehen's Adventure-Risk-Challenge outreach program.

National Science Foundation, Field Station & Marine Labs (FSML) Program proposal, March 3, 2007: (1.7M).
Reviewer comments (68K).

This grant application is a request for funding to purchase a snow cat & build a maintenance structure. The document includes extensive information about Sagehen facility & programs.

Sagehen Planning Proposal, May 6, 2003: (330K).

NSF FSML Planning Grant proposal. Includes list of current SRPPAG members, facility description, goals, research target areas & 5-year station use history.