The Kenneth S. Norris Center

The Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History is dedicated to the preservation, distribution, and expansion of knowledge of the natural history of the UCSC campus, the UC Reserves, and Santa Cruz County. The museum houses collections of plants, fungi, lichens, marine algae, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and skeletons, for use by researchers, teachers, students, and the community.