UCLA La Kretz Center for
California Conservation Science

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Welcome! The upcoming academic year looks to be incredibly exciting for the La Kretz Center. In 2013, we will open the La Kretz Field Station, launch our annual Workshop in Conservation Genomics, fund new initiatives to enhance graduate research in conservation science, and continue to strengthen and expand our research partnerships.

The La Kretz Center was created through a generous gift from UCLA alumnus and philanthropist Morton La Kretz. Our overarching mission is to preserve California’s biodiversity and ecosystems through research, education and public programs. Individually and through collaborative partnerships, we supply the cutting-edge research needed to inform management actions, and apply research results to best protect and restore California’s fragile biodiversity resources.

Events Annual Public Lectures Conferences & Workshops

Research A central goal of the UCLA La Kretz Center is to advance, through direct funding and collaboration, scientific research leading to improved conservation science in California. Our first call for graduate research support, a newly funded project using genomic data to minimize solar development impacts on desert tortoises, and the La Kretz Scholar program are all coming soon!

Publications Publications & Reports Annual Report

Partners