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]

List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves is located in the United States
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves
Wildlands Conservancy properties (=open =closed)
List of The Wildlands Conservancy preserves is located in California
Beaver Valley Headwaters
Beaver Valley Headwaters
Seawood Cape
Seawood Cape
Sounding Seas Dunes
Sounding Seas Dunes
Eel River Estuary
Eel River Estuary
Emerald Waters
Emerald Waters
Eel River Canyon
Eel River Canyon
Spyrock
Spyrock
Jenner Headlands
Jenner Headlands
Estero Americano Coast
Estero Americano Coast
Rana Creek
Rana Creek
West Walker River
West Walker River
Two Rivers
Two Rivers
Bodie Hills
Bodie Hills
Wind Wolves
Wind Wolves
Mariposa
Mariposa
Santa Margarita River Trail
Santa Margarita River Trail
Bluff Lake
Bluff Lake
Bearpaw
Oak Glen
Oak Glen
Galena Peak Wilderness
Whitewater
Whitewater
Mission Creek
Mission Creek
Pioneertown Mountains
Pioneertown Mountains
Wildlands Conservancy properties (=open =closed)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Little Walker River, West Walker River

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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 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 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 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Wildlands Conservancy". The Wildlands Conservancy. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Bree, Jenna (July 25, 2023). "Conservation nonprofit acquires 320-acre piece of private property in Bears Ears National Monument". Fox 13 Utah.
  3. ↑ Williams, Carter (July 25, 2023). "Why a conservancy nonprofit purchased a 320-acre plot of land in Bears Ears". KSL.com.
  4. ↑ Unknown (July 25, 2023). "320-acre Cottonwood Wash property acquired". San Juan Record.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Sierra Nevada Region". The Wildlands Conservancy. The Wildlands Conservancy. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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