Student Research Gear Closet
The CCB-SEEDS Student Research Gear Closet (SRGC) at UC Riverside makes field science more accessible for everyone. Created by the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) graduate student group in collaboration with SEEDS, the SRGC provides students with the clothing and gear they need at no cost to feel safe, comfortable, and prepared during outdoor research or field courses. With field essentials like clothing, tents, boots, backpacks, gaiters, and more, the SRGC is all about removing barriers so more students can take part in career-building fieldwork experiences.
Our mission
The goal of the gear closet is to make conducting field research more accessible for both graduate and undergraduate students by establishing a two-pronged approach:
- A physical closet to provide students with day-to-day outdoor clothing and equipment at no cost. Items include field shirts, field pants, sunscreen, snake gaiters, comfortable socks, and sunglasses.
- A fund to cover the cost of renting larger items: Students are able to use our fund to rent tents, large backpacks, and other larger-ticket items from UCR’s Outdoor Excursions.
We'd love your support!
If you have lightly used or new gear you'd like to donate, we're currently accepting items like cold-weather coats, boots (women's size 6-9 and men's 9-13), field clothes (women's and men's sizes 4-8 and S-L), sunscreen, and even a foldable utility cart. Monetary donations also go a long way, we stretch every dollar to fill the biggest gaps in our inventory. To learn more about renting gear or supporting the closet, check out the official Student Research Gear Closet website or reach out to Ally (arich065@ucr.edu) or Miranda (mbuck070@ucr.edu), we'd be happy to hear from you!
