Time period
7 November, 2007 to 14 December, 2008
Total points
4 out of 10 points
Name of researcher, and date dd/mm/yyyy
Kylin Navarro, 12/11/2010
In 2003, the University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC) began the process of creating a Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) for the University. The LRDP, which was revised in 2005, would destroy 120 acres of redwood forest in the University’s upper campus and add 4,500 students to the school. Many students, faculty, staff, and Santa Cruz community members were outraged over the plan, seeing the destruction of the forest to be more than a development project; the area is home to endangered species such as the Burrowing Owl and the Red-Legged Frog. Additionally, the increase