Print and TV news media toured the campus's new Russell Ranch Wildlife Area on Tuesday. Tour leader Andrew Fulks, right, the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve manager, described the 380-acre project to restore natural habitat for native Central Valley plants and animals and to provide research and teaching opportunities. The area incudes a two-mile stretch of riparian forest along Putah Creek and a large swath of grassland between the creek and Russell Boulevard. It particularly aims to benefit three endangered species — Swainson's hawks, burrowing owls and valley elderberry longhorn beetles. It is the largest grassland restoration project in the county, serving as a model for other such projects in the valley. "We have a responsibility to be stewards of the land," said Fulks. "If we can do that as well as fulfill our university mission of teaching and research, I think we will have accomplished a great deal."