Wilderness Land Trust acquires private land in East Fork wilderness PDF Print E-mail
Written by Wild Nevada   
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 11:59
East_Fork_High_RockThe East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness grew by 320 acres recently when the Wilderness Land Trust purchased some private property tucked into the northern region of the 52,000-acre wilderness along the Washoe-Humboldt county line.

The Trust will now transfer the land to the Bureau of Land Management. In an announcement the land trust said the property is also part of the Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area. Cottonwood Creek crosses the property, and mule deer, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, coyotes and sage-grouse inhabit the area.

Although this is the first Nevada purchase by the Wilderness Land Trust, David Kirk, the Senior Lands Specialist for the Trust, said he hopes it’s just the beginning. The Trust is in talks with additional willing sellers and hopes to add more properties to its wilderness collection by the end of the year.

The East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a spacious tract of volcanic uplands cut with deep gorges and pocketed with lush meadows and other riparian areas. It’s nice. Lots of great dayhiking and backpacking opportunities, and the nearby High Rock Canyon contains the historic Applegate Lassen Emigrant Trail. The High Rock Canyon Road is closed each year between the 1st of February until the 2nd weekend in May to minimize human disturbance on nesting raptors and lambing bighorn sheep.
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