List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
This is a list of preserves operated by The Wildlands Conservancy. There are 25 preserves containing over 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) in the western United States.[1]
Beaver Valley Headwaters
Seawood Cape
Sounding Seas Dunes
Eel River Estuary
Emerald Waters
Eel River Canyon
Spyrock
Jenner Headlands
Estero Americano Coast
Rana Creek
West Walker River
Two Rivers
Bodie Hills
Wind Wolves
Mariposa
Santa Margarita River Trail
Bluff Lake
Oak Glen
Whitewater
Mission Creek
Pioneertown Mountains
| State | Count[1] | Size[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ||
| California | 23 | 197,768 | 80,034 |
| Oregon | 1 | 14,000 | 5,700 |
| Utah | 1 | 320 | 130 |
| Total | 25 | 212,088 | 85,829 |
Preserves
| Name | Image | Location | Size[1] | Elevation[1] | Created[1] | Website[1] | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | feet | meters | ||||||
| Bearpaw Reserve | California 34°05′27″N 116°58′03″W / 34.09071°N 116.96750°W / 34.09071; -116.96750 (Bearpaw) |
600 | 240 | 4,500–6,000 | 1,400–1,800 | 1996 | [1] | seasonal waterfall | |
| Beaver Valley Headwaters Reserve | California 41°19′17″N 122°46′58″W / 41.32142°N 122.78287°W / 41.32142; -122.78287 (Beaver Valley Headwaters) |
6,094 | 2,466 | 3,200–5,500 | 980–1,680 | 2021 | [2] | East Fork Scott River (2.5 miles) | |
| Bluff Lake Reserve | California 34°13′14″N 116°58′06″W / 34.22047°N 116.96829°W / 34.22047; -116.96829 (Bluff Lake) |
80 | 32 | 7,800 | 2,400 | 2000 | [3] | Bluff Lake (scene from The Parent Trap) | |
| Bodie Hills Preserve | California 38°13′02″N 119°13′34″W / 38.21728°N 119.22604°W / 38.21728; -119.22604 (Bodie Hills) |
185 | 75 | 6,500 | 2,000 | 2020 | [4] | Bridgeport Valley by Bodie Hills | |
| Cottonwood Wash property | Utah 37°17′49″N 109°33′41″W / 37.29692°N 109.56130°W / 37.29692; -109.56130 (Cottonwood Wash) |
320 | 130 | 4,320 | 1,320 | 2023 | [5] | Mouth of canyon by Bears Ears National Monument[2][3][4] | |
| Eel River Canyon Preserve | California 39°57′44″N 123°25′32″W / 39.96214°N 123.42544°W / 39.96214; -123.42544 (Eel River Canyon) |
26,600 | 10,800 | 500–4,000 | 150–1,220 | 2021 | [6] | Eel River (20 miles) | |
| Eel River Estuary Preserve | California 40°37′43″N 124°18′54″W / 40.62867°N 124.31487°W / 40.62867; -124.31487 (Eel River Estuary) |
1,100 | 450 | 0–20 | 0.0–6.1 | 2008 | [7] | Eel River, estuary, tidal wetlands, dunes | |
| Emerald Waters Reserve | California 40°07′20″N 123°33′35″W / 40.12234°N 123.55969°W / 40.12234; -123.55969 (Emerald Waters) |
3,019 | 1,222 | 340–2,600 | 100–790 | 2019 | [8] | Eel River (4.5 miles) | |
| Enchanted Rocks Preserve | Oregon 44°46′15″N 120°23′22″W / 44.770759°N 120.389474°W / 44.770759; -120.389474 (Enchanted Rocks) |
14,000 | 5,700 | 1,400–5,048 | 427–1,539 | 2022 | [9] | John Day River (2 miles), Cherry Creek, rimrocks | |
| Estero Americano Coast Preserve |  |
California 38°18′14″N 123°00′25″W / 38.30399°N 123.00684°W / 38.30399; -123.00684 (Estero Americano Coast) |
547 | 221 | 0–600 | 0–183 | 2016 | [10] | ocean bluffs, estuary, coastal prairie, Bodega Bay |
| Galena Peak Wilderness Reserve | California 34°04′17″N 116°50′46″W / 34.07143°N 116.84622°W / 34.07143; -116.84622 (Galena Peak Wilderness) |
1,280 | 520 | 7,000–9,324 | 2,134–2,842 | 2018 | [11] | Galena Peak | |
| Jenner Headlands Preserve | California 38°28′12″N 123°07′59″W / 38.46990°N 123.13318°W / 38.46990; -123.13318 (Jenner Headlands) |
5,630 | 2,280 | 100–2,000 | 30–610 | 2009 | [12] | Sonoma Coast | |
| Mariposa Reserve | California 33°48′20″N 117°39′07″W / 33.80553°N 117.65193°W / 33.80553; -117.65193 (Mariposa) |
897 | 363 | 2,000 | 610 | 2005 | [13] | seasonal waterfall | |
| Mission Creek Preserve | California 34°01′00″N 116°37′41″W / 34.01668°N 116.62813°W / 34.01668; -116.62813 (Mission Creek) |
4,760 | 1,930 | 1,900–2,800 | 580–850 | 1997 | [14] | Sonoran-Mojave transition zone, creek, wetlands | |
| Oak Glen Preserve | California 34°02′25″N 116°56′28″W / 34.04040°N 116.94125°W / 34.04040; -116.94125 (Oak Glen) |
909 | 368 | 5,024 | 1,531 | 1996 | [15] | stream, ponds, botanic garden, Pisgah Peak | |
| Pioneertown Mountains Preserve |  |
California 34°10′20″N 116°32′46″W / 34.17213°N 116.54622°W / 34.17213; -116.54622 (Pioneertown Mountains) |
25,500 | 10,300 | 3,600–6,450 | 1,100–1,970 | 1995 | [16] | riparian corridors, Chaparrosa Peak |
| Rana Creek property | California 36°26′24″N 121°38′07″W / 36.44006°N 121.63533°W / 36.44006; -121.63533 (Rana Creek) |
14,142 | 5,723 | 500–3,400 | 150–1,040 | 2023 | [17] | Located in Carmel Valley, California[5] | |
| Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve | California 33°24′48″N 117°14′30″W / 33.41338°N 117.24159°W / 33.41338; -117.24159 (Santa Margarita River Trail) |
1,384 | 560 | 500 | 150 | 2018 | [18] | Santa Margarita River (5 miles) | |
| Seawood Cape Preserve | California 41°06′05″N 124°09′41″W / 41.10136°N 124.16136°W / 41.10136; -124.16136 (Seawood Cape) |
128 | 52 | 0–400 | 0–122 | 2019 | [19] | 1 mile of craggy coastline | |
| Sounding Seas Dunes Reserve | California 40°33′00″N 124°20′30″W / 40.55000°N 124.34172°W / 40.55000; -124.34172 (Sounding Seas Dunes) |
80 | 32 | 0–20 | 0.0–6.1 | 2009 | [20] | 2.5 miles of sand dunes along ocean | |
| Spyrock Reserve | California 39°51′55″N 123°26′13″W / 39.86519°N 123.43700°W / 39.86519; -123.43700 (Spyrock) |
5,832 | 2,360 | 700–3,100 | 210–940 | 2005 | [21] | Eel River (5 miles) | |
| Two Rivers Preserve | California 38°22′34″N 119°27′08″W / 38.37611°N 119.45223°W / 38.37611; -119.45223 (Two Rivers) |
2,480 | 1,000 | 6,600 | 2,000 | 2015 | [22] | Little Walker River, West Walker River
[6] | |
| West Walker River Preserve | California 38°32′30″N 119°29′28″W / 38.54172°N 119.49121°W / 38.54172; -119.49121 (West Walker River) |
89 | 36 | 5,200 | 1,600 | 2019 | [23] | West Walker River (1 mile) | |
| Whitewater Preserve | California 33°59′19″N 116°39′22″W / 33.98859°N 116.65611°W / 33.98859; -116.65611 (Whitewater) |
2,851 | 1,154 | 2,075–3,050 | 632–930 | 2005 | [24] | Whitewater River, ponds | |
| Wind Wolves Preserve |  |
California 34°59′03″N 119°11′13″W / 34.98404°N 119.18691°W / 34.98404; -119.18691 (Wind Wolves) |
93,000 | 38,000 | 640–6,005 | 195–1,830 | 1996 | [25] | wetlands, foothills, Tule elk |
Works
- The Wildlands Conservancy (December 28, 2012). Behold the Beauty (1st ed.). The Wildlands Conservancy. ISBN 978-0988819702.
- The Wildlands Conservancy (2021). Behold the Beauty (2nd ed.). The Wildlands Conservancy.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Wildlands Conservancy". The Wildlands Conservancy. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Bree, Jenna (July 25, 2023). "Conservation nonprofit acquires 320-acre piece of private property in Bears Ears National Monument". Fox 13 Utah.
- ^ Williams, Carter (July 25, 2023). "Why a conservancy nonprofit purchased a 320-acre plot of land in Bears Ears". KSL.com.
- ^ Unknown (July 25, 2023). "320-acre Cottonwood Wash property acquired". San Juan Record.
- ^ Rogers, Paul (June 18, 2023). "Apple co-founder to sell huge Carmel Valley ranch for $35 million to become public nature preserve". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
- ^ "Eastern Sierra Nevada Region". The Wildlands Conservancy. The Wildlands Conservancy. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
External links
- The Wildlands Conservancy
- ParkInfo