Top 2 Priorities for Summer 2010
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
Mendocino County, California
Setting: On the north flank of Leach Lake Mountain in the Eel Watershed, home to a plentiful bear population.
Vulnerability: A private ranch has structures and year-round developed water uses that threaten sensitive trout habitat. A 6-mile access road adds potential for illegal entry of motorized vehicles and access for marijuana farming.
Status: The Trust is under contract to buy the 640-acre ranch on a ridge system that was once part of a trail corridor. Once re-established, it will offer sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and canyons. This effort is supported by the surrounding communities.
What We Need: The Trust is seeking $200,000 to match and complete a $1 million loan we are taking out to buy this threatened land.
Total wilderness: 181,510 acres.
James Peak Wilderness
Gilpin County, Colorado
Setting: In the Rocky Mountains just east of the Continental Divide.
Vulnerability: 325 acres of private land block access to the peak and the popular Little Echo Lake. Development is a threat.
Status: The Trust is purchasing the land for transfer to the U.S. Forest Service, which will create legal foot and horseback trail access to the peak and the nearby Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.
What We Need: The Trust’s goal is to raise an additional $150,000 to match funds already committed to finish the purchase and complete the project.
Total wilderness: 14,000 acres.
For more information:
Carolyn Chamberlain
Director of Development
carolyn@wildernesslandtrust.org
(916) 995-1867
Map of Areas
Yolla Bolly Wilderness California
James Peak Wilderness Colorado