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The Wildlands Conservancy operates 25 preserves, containing over 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) in the western United States.[1]
Wildlands Conservancy properties (
=open
=closed)
Santa Margarita River Trail
Wildlands Conservancy properties (
=open
=closed)
State
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Count[1]
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Size[1]
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acres
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ha
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California
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23
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197,768
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80,034
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Oregon
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1
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14,000
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5,700
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Utah
|
1
|
320
|
130
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Total
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25
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212,088
|
85,829
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Name
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Image
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Location
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Size[1]
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Elevation[1]
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Created[1]
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Website[1]
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Remarks
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acres
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ha
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feet
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meters
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Bearpaw Reserve
|
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California 34°05′27″N 116°58′03″W / 34.09071°N 116.96750°W / 34.09071; -116.96750 (Bearpaw)
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600
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240
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4,500–6,000
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1,400–1,800
|
1996
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[1]
|
seasonal waterfall
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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)
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6,094
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2,466
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3,200–5,500
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980–1,680
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2021
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[2]
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East Fork Scott River (2.5 miles)
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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
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32
|
7,800
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2,400
|
2000
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[3]
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Bluff Lake (scene from The Parent Trap)
|
Bodie Hills Preserve
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|
California 38°13′02″N 119°13′34″W / 38.21728°N 119.22604°W / 38.21728; -119.22604 (Bodie Hills)
|
185
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75
|
6,500
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2,000
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2020
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[4]
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Bridgeport Valley by Bodie Hills
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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)
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26,600
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10,800
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500–4,000
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150–1,220
|
2021
|
[5]
|
Eel River (20 miles)
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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)
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1,100
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450
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0–20
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0.0–6.1
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2008
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[6]
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Eel River, estuary, tidal wetlands, dunes
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Emerald Waters Reserve
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|
California 40°07′20″N 123°33′35″W / 40.12234°N 123.55969°W / 40.12234; -123.55969 (Emerald Waters)
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3,019
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1,222
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340–2,600
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100–790
|
2019
|
[7]
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Eel River (4.5 miles)
|
Enchanted Rocks Preserve
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|
Oregon 44°46′15″N 120°23′22″W / 44.770759°N 120.389474°W / 44.770759; -120.389474 (Enchanted Rocks)
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14,000
|
5,700
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1,400–5,048
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427–1,539
|
2022
|
[8]
|
John Day River (2 miles), Cherry Creek, rimrocks
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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
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221
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0–600
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0–183
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2016
|
[9]
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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)
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1,280
|
520
|
7,000–9,324
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2,134–2,842
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2018
|
[10]
|
Galena Peak
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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
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2,280
|
100–2,000
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30–610
|
2009
|
[11]
|
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
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363
|
2,000
|
610
|
2005
|
[12]
|
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)
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4,760
|
1,930
|
1,900–2,800
|
580–850
|
1997
|
[13]
|
Sonoran-Mojave transition zone, creek, wetlands
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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
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368
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5,024
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1,531
|
1996
|
[14]
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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)
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25,500
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10,300
|
3,600–6,450
|
1,100–1,970
|
1995
|
[15]
|
riparian corridors, Chaparrosa Peak
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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
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150–1,040
|
2023
|
[16]
|
Located in Carmel Valley, California[2]
|
Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve
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|
California 33°24′48″N 117°14′30″W / 33.41338°N 117.24159°W / 33.41338; -117.24159 (Santa Margarita River Trail)
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1,384
|
560
|
500
|
150
|
2018
|
[17]
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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
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52
|
0–400
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0–122
|
2019
|
[18]
|
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
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0.0–6.1
|
2009
|
[19]
|
2.5 miles of sand dunes along ocean
|
Speaking Springs Preserve
|
|
Utah 37°17′49″N 109°33′41″W / 37.29692°N 109.56130°W / 37.29692; -109.56130 (Speaking Springs)
|
415
|
168
|
4,320
|
1,320
|
2023
|
[20]
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Mouth of canyon by Bears Ears National Monument
|
Spyrock Reserve
|
|
California 39°51′55″N 123°26′13″W / 39.86519°N 123.43700°W / 39.86519; -123.43700 (Spyrock)
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5,832
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2,360
|
700–3,100
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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
[3]
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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
|
[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
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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]
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wetlands, foothills, Tule elk
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- 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.