Contact

Carol Blanchette, Reserve Director

Office: 805-893-5698
Mobile: 805-403-9561
Email: vesr@nrs.ucsb.edu

Carole Lester, Education Coordinator

Office: 805-893-5655
Mobile: 760-914-3722

Email: carole.lester@ucsb.edu

Jane Lester, Administrative Assistant

Office: 805-893-5695

Email: jlester@ucsb.edu

Annie Barrett, Outdoor Educator

Mobile: 760-937-0587

Email: anne.barrett@ucsb.edu

Chloe Boucher, Communications and Outreach Coordinator

Email: chloeboucher@ucsb.edu

Everette Phillips, Operations Manager
Office: 805-893-2618
Email: everettphillips@ucsb.edu

Juyung Yoo, Reserve Steward
Email: juyung.yoo@gmail.com

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Directions to Valentine Reserve

TO VALENTINE CAMP FROM SNARL

From SNARL return to US 395 and turn LEFT (north). Proceed 6.0 miles to the Mammoth Lakes turnoff, Highway 203. Turn LEFT on 203 and continue approximately 2 miles to the first traffic signal, Old Mammoth Road. Turn LEFT and stay on Old Mammoth Road for 2.2 miles. Valentine is on the RIGHT marked by a wood sign and a paved driveway leading to a gate. The gate is unlocked. The Caretaker lives in the first set of cabins on the left. The speed limit on the interior Valentine Road is strictly enforced at 5 mph.

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University of California, Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System Campus Office

Marine Science Research
Building 520, Room 4003B
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150

Telephone: 805-893-4127