Swanton Pacific Ranch

Two hundred miles from San Luis Obispo on the Santa Cruz coast, Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch serves as a living laboratory where students learn to manage the land and its abundant resources. Alumnus Al Smith gave the land to the university with a dream that it would provide educational opportunities forever. In this video, explore the land and meet the students who take advantages of those opportunities today.

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