The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Coastal Science Campus consists of five main institutions: UCSC's Long Marine Laboratory, UCSC's Coastal Biology Building, the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, and the California Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center. The physical location of the campus is at the western end of Santa Cruz, California, roughly 10 minutes away from UCSC's main campus, and is located adjacent to the Younger Lagoon Reserve. Walking trails exist throughout the campus and are used by area residents for walking, biking, and bird watching. History The development of an onshore marine laboratory was a priority for UC Santa Cruz's since its founding in 1965. In 1972, Mrs. Marion Stowell Younger and her late husband, Donald, donated 40 acres of land to be used as a marine laboratory and natural reserve. The site contains a relatively undisturbed wetlands, the Younger Lagoon Reserve, and flat terraces for the marine lab buildings. The Long Marine Lab portion of the campus opened in late 1978 and formed the main research facilities supporting marine research of Santa Cruz faculty and students. The Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, owned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, was opened in 1997. The Seymour Marine Discovery Center, though informally present since the inception of the Long Marine Lab, was open in its permanent location on March 11, 2000. Groundbreaking for the Coastal Biology building and greenhouses took place in May 2015, with completion and occupancy occurring in September 2017. Institutions The Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory is managed by UCSC and houses UCSC's Institute of Marine Sciences. Long Marine Lab focuses primarily on marine sciences. Facilities at the lab include the Ocean Health Building, outdoor seawater pools and pens for holding seals, sea lions, sea otters, and dolphins, seawater laboratories, a scuba-diving facility and boatyard, meteorological station, and offices/dry labs for faculty and students. The Coastal Biology Building is managed by UCSC and supports research and teaching on coastal conservation, ecology, habitat restoration, climate change impacts, and policy. The building houses nearly all of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department of UCSC and its activities (research collaboration, graduate training, undergraduate education and field courses). The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is affiliated with UCSC and is the public outreach and marine education center part of the Long Marine Lab. The Center contains a small aquarium and