Beauty Mountain Wilderness Study
Area (WSA) - New Lands Protected Location: southern; Riverside & San Diego Counties
Land preserved: 2,322 acres; 9 parcels
Activity: 2004 - present
Note: These properties are currently owned by the Trust and are awaiting transfer to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This WSA includes the largest blocks of undeveloped land in an area exploding with growth and is both a wildlife corridor and habitat for several endangered species—the California gnatchater and the Quino checkerspot butterfly. Read More...
Bodie Mountains
Location: central; Mono County
Land preserved: 3,748 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 2006-present
Note: This land is currently owned
by the Trust and is awaiting transfer to the Bureau of Land
Management. These parcels are adjacent to the Mono Lake National
Forest Scenic Area and are surrounded by seven BLM Wilderness
Study Areas. Read More...
Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
Location: southern; San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 160 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Cache Creek Wilderness
Location: northern; Colusa County
Land preserved: 160 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present
Note: This land is currently owned by the Trust
and is awaiting transfer to the Bureau of Land Management.
The Trust’s acquisition of this property while the Cache Creek area was proposed for wilderness contributed to the October 2006 passage of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, which officially designated Cache Creek as Wilderness. Read More...
Cady Mountains Proposed Wilderness
Location: southern; San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 20 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present
Note: This parcel is currently owned
by the Trust and is awaiting transfer to the Bureau of Land
Management. The Cady Mountains proposed wilderness area is
an island of key wildlife habitat easily accessed from Los
Angeles and the developing region of Barstow. The proposed
area is home to the Cady Mountains herd of desert bighorn
sheep, as well as prairie falcons, golden eagles, Mojave fringed-toed
lizards, and many other species.
Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness- New Lands Protected
Location: southern; Riverside County
Land preserved: 20 acres; 2 parcesl
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Dead Mountains Wilderness - New
Lands Protected
Location: San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 80 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Domeland Wilderness
Location: central; Tulare County
Land preserved: 40 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Eastern San Diego Planning Unit
Location: southern; San Diego County
Land preserved: 5 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1995-1999
Note: The purpose of this acquisition
was to consolidate public ownership for the preservation of
scenic, wilderness, recreational, biological and cultural
resources.
Elkhorn Ridge Proposed Wilderness
Location: northern; Mendocino County
Land preserved: 1,564 acres; 14 parcels
Activity: 2004-present
Note: This area is included
in the California Wild Heritage Act and includes old growth
forests, old-growth dependent species, and recreational opportunities.
Granite Mountain Wilderness Study Area -
NEW
Location: central; Mono County
Land preserved: 80 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006 - present
Note: This property is currently owned by the Trust and is awaiting transfer to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This WSA consists of sagebrush habitat, migrating sand dunes, basaltic plateaus, and granite ridges and contains several archaeological sites, including the historic wintering areas of the Mono Lake Paiutes. Read
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Golden Trout Wilderness
Location: central; Inyo & Tulare Counties
Land preserved: 80 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 1997-1998 Read
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Jacumba Wilderness
Location: southern; Imperial County
Land preserved: 20 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Kelso Dunes Wilderness
Location: southern; San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 5 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present Read
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King Range Proposed Wilderness
Location: northern; Humboldt County
Land preserved: 10 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present
Note: The Trust’s acquisition of this parcel while the King Range was proposed for wilderness contributed to the October 2006 passage of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, which officially designated the King Range as Wilderness. Read More...
Marble Mountain Wilderness
Location: northern; Siskiyou County
Land preserved: 640 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2000-2004 Read
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Matilija Wilderness
Location: southern; Ventura County
Land preserved: 20 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1995 Read
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Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Location: northern; Siskiyou County
Land preserved: 80 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2002-2003 Read
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North Algodones Dunes Wilderness
Location: southern; Imperial County
Land preserved: 65 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
- New Lands Protected
Location: southern; San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 693 acres; 19 parcels
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Palen/McCoy Wilderness - New
Lands Protected
Location: southern; Riverside County
Land preserved: 330 acres; 4 parcels
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Proposed Lassen Volcanic- New
Location: Plumas County
Land preserved: 80 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006 - present Read More...
Rice Valley Wilderness - New
Lands Protected
Location: San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 150 acres; 5 parcels
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Sheep Mountains Wilderness Area- New
Location: Los Angles County
Land preserved: 277 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006 - present Read More...
Sheep Mountain Wilderness
Location: southern; Los Angeles County
Land preserved: 10 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1997-2000 Read
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Sheephole Valley Wilderness - New
Lands Protected
Location: San Bernardino County
Land preserved: 180 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 2006-present Read
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Siskiyou Wilderness
Location: northern; Siskiyou County
Land preserved: 48 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1998-1999 Read
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Soda Mountain Wilderness Study Area (WSA) - New
Lands Protected
Location: San Bernardino
Land preserved: 320 acres; 3 parcels
Activity: 2006 – present
Note: These properties are currently owned by the Trust and are awaiting transfer to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This WSA contains multicolored canyons, cultural sites including salt and hunting camps used by Chemehuevi Native Americans, and intermittent lakes that provide habitat for wintering and migrating waterfowl and endangered shorebirds. Read
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South Sierra Wilderness
Location: central; Tulare County
Land preserved: 80 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1997 Read
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Timbered Crater Wilderness Study
Area
Location: northern; Modoc County
Land preserved: 195 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 2004-present
Note: These parcels are currently
owned by the Trust and are awaiting transfer to the BLM. This
area is bounded by the Shasta Trinity National Forest and
the Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park and contains all of the
Baker Cypress Natural Area. The Baker Cypress is a minor species
of tree restricted to a small number of groves in Northern
California and Southern Oregon. The WSA is also made up of
a large lava flow which also supports a scattered population
of mountain mahogany, incense cedar and ponderosa pine.
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Location: northern; Trinity and Siskiyou Counties
Land preserved: 1598 acres; 4 parcels
Activity: 1997-2004 Read
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Tunnison Wilderness Study Area
Location: northern; Lassen County
Land preserved: 170 acres; 3 parcels
Activity: 2005-present
Note: These parcels are currently
owned by The Wilderness Land Trust and are awaiting donation
to the BLM. The Tunnison WSA includes Horse Lake Mountain,
Tunnison Mountain and Willow Creek Canyon, which features
petroglyphs and trout fishing. The area affords numerous opportunities
for solitude, exploration and hiking.
Proposed Extension to the Yolla
Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
Location: northern; Mendocino County
Land preserved: 200 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 2004 Read
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