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List Of The Wildlands Conservancy Preserves
This is a list of preserves operated by The Wildlands Conservancy. There are 25 preserves containing over in the western United States. Preserves Works * * See also * The Wildlands Conservancy * List of ecoregions in the United States (WWF) References {{reflist External links The Wildlands ConservancyParkInfo Lists of protected areas of the United States, Wildlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wildlands Conservancy
The Wildlands Conservancy (TWC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve land for public recreation. It operates 23 preserves in California and Oregon. The preserve system comprises 210,686 acres including mountains, valleys, deserts, rivers and oceanfront lands. TWC buys land, restores land, builds public visitor facilities and provides outdoor education programs for children. All usage (hiking, camping, education programs) is free of charge. There are over 1 million visitors annually. Preserve System Summary History The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 established two national parks, one national preserve and 69 wilderness areas. Significant private inholdings existed within these public lands. In 1995, TWC acquired a 25,500 acre inholding of San Gorgonio Wilderness and created Pioneertown Mountains Preserve. In 1998, most private inholdings within the California desert preserves were put up for sale. TWC launched a campaign to preserve this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenner Headlands Preserve
Jenner Headlands Preserve is a nature preserve owned and managed by The Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land conservancy. Covering in Sonoma County, California, the preserve offers views of the Russian River and the coastline. It is part of the organization's collection of natural lands, and more preserves can be found in the list of preserves. Recreation The preserve has hiking trails, a picnic area, and restrooms. Geography The preserve includes of coastal prairie. History A set of public and private entities preserved the property. In 2014, Sonoma Land Trust acquired Pole Mountain, the tallest peak on the Sonoma Coast. Eventually, a trail was opened from Jenner Headlands Preserve to the peak. In 2018, the preserve was opened to the public for light recreation. Gallery File:Wildlands Jenner Headlands Russian River.jpg, Russian River mouth File:Wildlands Jenner Headlands Rock Formation.jpg, Rock formation and tree File:Wildlands Jenner Headlands Stream.jpg, Jenner C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tule Elk
The tule elk (''Cervus canadensis nannodes'') is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. The subspecies name derives from the tule (), a species of sedge native to freshwater marshes on which the Tule elk feeds. When the Europeans first arrived, an estimated 500,000 tule elk roamed these regions, but by 1870 they were thought to be extirpated. However, in 1874–1875 a single breeding pair was discovered in the tule marshes of Buena Vista Lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Conservation measures were taken to protect the species in the 1970s. Today, the wild population exceeds 4,000. Tule elk can reliably be found in Carrizo Plain National Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore, portions of the Owens Valley from Lone Pine to Bishop, on Coyote Ridge in Santa Clara Valley, San Jose, California and in Pacheco State Park and areas surrounding San Luis Reservoir near Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Wolves Preserve
Wind Wolves Preserve is a nature reserve consisting of of land in Kern County, California, United States, southwest of Bakersfield. Located in the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, it stands in stark contrast to the agricultural Central Valley. Picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, and camping are common activities. There are several major archaeological sites. The Wildlands Conservancy manages the site which is the largest non-profit nature reserve on the West Coast. Geography At the southern end of the Central Valley the land rises to the Transverse Ranges. The preserve includes the San Emigdio Mountains and Pleito Hills. The preserve helps connect the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada mountains. Its within the Transverse Ranges facilitating movement of animals improving genetic diversity. The preserve is adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest. Two of the best Native American archaeological sites are at the preserve. Pleito is one of the best painted rock-art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitewater River (California)
The Whitewater River is a small permanent stream in western Riverside County, California, with some upstream tributaries in southwestern San Bernardino County. The river's headwaters are in the San Bernardino Mountains, and it terminates at the Salton Sea in the Mojave Desert. The area drained by the Whitewater River is part of the larger endorheic Salton Sea drainage basin. Initially called Agua Blanco by early Spanish explorers, and later translated into English as ''white water'', the river received its name for its milky appearance created by the silicate and lime sediments it carries. The community of Whitewater was named after the river, and became a key stop on the Bradshaw Trail stagecoach runs. Geography San Bernardino Mountains The Whitewater River has three significant tributaries: the North, Middle, and South Forks, all within the Sand to Snow National Monument. The North Fork begins in the subalpine zone at about on San Gorgonio Mountain and descends steepl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitewater Preserve
Whitewater Preserve is a Wildlands Conservancy nature preserve consisting of of land in Riverside County, California. It features the perennial Whitewater River flowing through a desert canyon. The preserve is located within the San Bernardino Mountains and is part of the Sand to Snow National Monument. Recreation The preserve has hiking trails, picnic areas, restroom, walk-in campground, wading pool and Ranger Station Visitor Center. Individual picnic tables are distributed around a wooded area and meadow. A Ramada has a group picnic area. Canyon View Loop trail crosses the river and intersects with the Pacific Crest Trail, climbs a ridge with views into the canyon and then returns to the start. Alternatively hikers can continue further south or north on the PCT. Heading north on the PCT destinations are Red Dome, Mission Creek Trail junction, and San Gorgonio Overlook. Red Dome is a pockmarked rock and is one of the few shade spots along the trail. The overlook provides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Walker River
The West Walker River is a tributary of the Walker River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 17, 2011 in eastern California and western Nevada in the United States. It drains part of the Sierra Nevada range along the California-Nevada border in the watershed of Walker Lake in the Great Basin. The river derives its name from Joseph R. Walker, a mountain man. It rises from snowmelt in the Sierras of northwestern Mono County, north of Yosemite National Park approximately south-southwest of Walker in the snowfields on the northeast faces of Tower Peak and Forsyth Peak on the Sierra crest in the Toiyabe National Forest. It flows north, along the west side of the Sweetwater Mountains, emerging into the Antelope Valley, a ranching region around Walker. It flows north past Coleville and Topaz and enters southern Douglas County, Nevada southwest of Carson City. In Nevada it flows northeast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Walker River
The Little Walker River is a tributary of the West Walker River, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long, in eastern California in the United States. It drains part of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the watershed of Walker Lake. It rises from snowmelt in northwestern Mono County, north of Yosemite National Park in the Toiyabe National Forest. It flows north, joining the West Walker River from the south approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of Walker. See also *List of rivers in the Great Basin The list of rivers of the Great Basin identifies waterways named as rivers, regardless of the amount of their flow. __TOC__ Significant rivers The Great Basin is a series of contiguous watersheds, bounded on the west by watersheds of the ... References Rivers of Mono County, California Rivers of Northern California Rivers of the Great Basin {{California-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Margarita River
The Santa Margarita River which with the addition of what is now Temecula Creek, was formerly known as the Temecula River, is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States, approximately U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 16, 2011 long. One of the last free-flowing rivers in southern California, it drains an arid region at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains, in the Peninsular Ranges between Los Angeles and San Diego. History The Portolà expedition camped on the river on July 20, 1769 and named it for Saint Margaret of Antioch. A Santa Margarita rancheria is mentioned in 1795 and there is a February 23, 1836 land grant called Santa Margarita y San Onofre (later renamed Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores). In 1881 the California Southern Railroad followed the route of the river. When the route was completed, it had 241 bridges crossing the river. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmel Valley, California
Carmel Valley is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. The term "Carmel Valley" generally refers to the Carmel River watershed east of California State Route 1, and not specifically to the smaller Carmel Valley Village. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Carmel Valley as a census county division (CCD), with an area covering approximately . At the time of the 2020 census the CCD population was 6,189. In November 2009, a majority of residents voted against incorporation. History The earliest archaeological findings show that Carmel Valley had two separate tribes, the Esselens that lived in Upper Carmel Valley and the Rumsens lived from Mid-Carmel Valley to the mouth of Carmel Valley. The Rancho Los Laureles, a Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California, was given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José M. Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez. The grant extended along the Carmel Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneertown Mountain Preserve
Pioneertown, California, is an unincorporated community of the Morongo Basin region of San Bernardino's High Desert. The historical town was originally incorporated in 1946 and fell into the hands of San Bernardino County in the late 1960s. The winding, drive northwest to Pioneertown from Yucca Valley has been designated a California Scenic Drive and the area is now surrounded by privately and federally protected lands. History Actor Dick Curtis started up the town in 1946 as an 1880s themed live-in Old West living, breathing motion-picture set. The town was designed to provide a place for production companies to enjoy while also using their businesses and homes in movies. Hundreds of Westerns and early television shows were filmed in Pioneertown, including '' The Cisco Kid'' and Edgar Buchanan's '' Judge Roy Bean''. Dick Curtis, Roy Rogers and Russell Hayden were some of the original developers and investors. Gene Autry filmed his weekly show in town for 5 years, using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve is a Wildlands Conservancy nature preserve consisting of of land in San Bernardino County, California. It features geologically interesting mountain ranges and riparian zones. It is located in the Mojave Desert in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains. Recreation The preserve has hiking trails, picnic area, and restroom. Indian Loop Trail passes through a wetlands from a perennial stream and climbs to a ridge with views of rocky peaks. It passes by the Olsen Cabin ruins. A spur trail ascends Chaparrosa Peak which provides views in all directions. The peak is on the Hundred Peaks Section list. Sawtooth Loop encircles the Sawtooth Mountains which have massive jumbles of boulders. Geography It is notable for its rock formations, desert-riparian corridor, and diverse ecology. Pipes Canyon and Little Morongo Canyon are year-round riparian corridors. The Conservancy has three desert preserves in this region: Whitewater Preserve, Mission Creek Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
