The Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area is the federal land in northwestern
Nevada
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, under the
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's l ...
-BLM management and protection, and the ten
Wilderness Areas within it.
The long name has led people to often shorten it to the Black Rock–High Rock NCA, when not needing the official name. The protected areas were created by the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000.
Recreation
The Black Rock–High Rock Conservation Area allows recreational uses, and motorized vehicle travel on trails and playas only, while managing the area to preserve the natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s, historic emigrant trails, and the natural landmarks of the
Black Rock Desert
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The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region (in the Great Basin shrub steppe eco-region) of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a si ...
and High Rock Canyon. Many activities, such as with a large group of people, require a BLM permit. Motorized vehicle travel is not permitted in the Wilderness Areas, to protect the animals and plant communities within them. Walking and hiking are encouraged.
Information
The BLM office has online and printed maps and information, with the boundaries and features of the Black Rock–High Rock NCA and of the locations of the ten designated
National Wilderness Preservation Areas located within the NCA. There are the BLM Winnemucca office in
Winnemucca, Nevada
Winnemucca () is the only incorporated city in, and is the county seat of, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,431, up 14.0 percent from the 2010 census figure of 7,396. Intersta ...
and the BLM Surprise Valley office in
Cedarville, California.
Information is also available from The Friends of Black Rock High Rock, a 501(c)(3) organization, which helps manage the resources of the Black Rock Desert and High Rock regions, educates the public to foster stewardship and preserve its unique character, and sponsors events to enjoy it.
Wilderness areas
The National Wilderness Preservation Areas in the Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area include:
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Calico Mountains Wilderness
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Black Rock Desert Wilderness
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East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
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High Rock Canyon Wilderness
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High Rock Lake Wilderness
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Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
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North Black Rock Range Wilderness
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North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
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Pahute Peak Wilderness
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South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
See also
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Applegate Trail
The Applegate Trail was an emigrant trail through the present-day U.S. states of Idaho, Nevada, California, and Oregon used in the mid-19th century by emigrants on the American frontier. It was originally intended as a less dangerous alternative ...
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Black Rock Desert
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The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region (in the Great Basin shrub steppe eco-region) of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a si ...
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List of wilderness areas in Nevada
References
External links
Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area from BLM Winnemucca office
Black Rock Desert–High Rock National Conservation Area from BLM
Black Rock Desert-High Rock National NCA and Wilderness Areas mapThe Friends of Black Rock-High Rock
blackrockdesert.org
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Wilderness areas of Nevada
National Conservation Areas of the United States
Protected areas of Humboldt County, Nevada
Protected areas of Pershing County, Nevada
Protected areas of Washoe County, Nevada
Protected areas of Nevada
Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada
Units of the National Landscape Conservation System
Protected areas established in 2000
2000 establishments in Nevada