Just beyond the bounds of campus, in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains that the Muwekma-Ohlone once roamed, is Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (JRBP), a refuge to native animals and plants. The 1,189-acre natural laboratory attracts researchers from worldwide who come to study the preserve's unparalleled biological, geological and topographic diversity. The Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station is JRBP's 9,800-square-foot research and education facility featuring a research laboratory, two classrooms, a reference library, a herbarium and staff offices.