BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado Boulder accepted a donation of nearly 500 acres of natural space that will allow students and staff to continue research on the land, ranging in topics from fire restoration to stream ecology.

The donation, estimated at $10.4 million, came from alumna Linda Holubar Sanabria. The land is called the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve , and is located in Boulder County. It is not open to the public.

For nearly 25 years, faculty and students at CU Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) have used Spruce Gulch in their research. CU Boulder students conduct research at the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve.

“The Spruce Gulch property has had a real impact on CU Boulder research studies over the years, and it

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