CHI is being conducted at eleven UC NRS reserves as well as other protected lands across California. Sites were selected to represent the climate gradient across California and a variety of ecosystems, while making the most of existing instrumentation and the engagement of faculty.
- Angelo Coast Range Reserve
- Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
- Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center
- Hopland Research and Extension Center
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve
- Point Reyes Field Station
- Quail Ridge Reserve
- Santa Cruz Island Reserve
- Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center
- Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
- Valentine Camp