The Wildlands Conservancy

The Wildlands Conservancy
The Wildlands Conservancy
AbbreviationTWC
Formation1995 (1995)
Type501(c)3 non-profit
Legal statusNonprofit organization
PurposeEnvironmental conservation
HeadquartersOak Glen, California
Region served
California
MethodsBuy land and open to public
Staff (2019)
82 [1]
Volunteers (2019)
900 [2]
Websitewww.wildlandsconservancy.org

Preserve System

The Wildlands Conservancy (TWC) is a nonprofit organization that operates 22 preserves comprising 180,686 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. [3] [4] [5]

Beaver Valley Headwaters
Seawood Cape
Sounding Seas Dunes
Eel River Estuary
Emerald Waters
Eel River Canyon
Spyrock
Jenner Headlands
Estero Americano Coast
Aspen Glen
Two Rivers
Bodie Hills
Wind Wolves
Mariposa
Santa Margarita River Trail
Bluff Lake
Oak Glen
Whitewater
Mission Creek
Pioneertown Mountains
Wildlands Conservancy properties (=preserves =reserves)

List of preserves
Name County Size[4] Elevation[4] Created[4] Water features Remarks
acres ha feet meters
Aspen Glen Reserve Mono 89 36 5,200 1,600 2019 West Walker River 1 mile river frontage
Bearpaw Reserve San Bernardino 600 240 4,500–6,000 1,400–1,800 1996 seasonal waterfall
Beaver Valley Headwaters Reserve Siskiyou 6,094 2,466 3,200–5,500 980–1,680 2021 East Fork Scott River Scott River Valley, 2.5 miles river frontage
Bluff Lake Reserve San Bernardino 80 32 7,800 2,400 2000 Bluff Lake "Parent Trap" movie location
Bodie Hills Preserve Mono 156 63 6,500 2,000 2020 Bridgeport Valley by Bodie Hills
Eel River Canyon Preserve Trinity 26,600 10,800 500–4,000 150–1,220 2021 Eel River 20 miles river frontage
Eel River Estuary Preserve Humboldt 1,100 450 0–20 0.0–6.1 2008 Eel River, estuary tidal wetlands, marsh, dunes, grasslands, bay
Emerald Waters Reserve Humboldt 3,019 1,222 340–2,600 100–790 2019 Eel River 4.5 miles river frontage
Estero Americano Coast Preserve Sonoma 547 221 0–600 0–183 2016 Pacific Ocean, estuary Coastal prairie above Bodega Bay
Galena Peak Wilderness Reserve San Bernardino 1,280 520 7,000–9,324 2,134–2,842 2018 Galena Peak
Jenner Headlands Preserve Sonoma 5,630 2,280 100–2,000 30–610 2009 Pacific Ocean Sonoma Coast
Mariposa Reserve Orange 897 363 2,000 610 2005 seasonal waterfall Orange County foothills
Mission Creek Preserve Riverside 4,760 1,930 1,900–2,800 580–850 1997 Mission Creek Sonoran-Mojave transition, wetlands
Oak Glen Preserve San Bernardino 909 368 5,024 1,531 1996 stream, ponds Botanic garden, Pisgah Peak
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve San Bernardino 25,500 10,300 3,600–6,450 1,100–1,970 1995 Pipes Canyon, Little Morongo Canyon Chaparrosa Peak, riparian corridors
Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve San Diego 1,384 560 500 150 2018 Santa Margarita River 5 miles river frontage
Seawood Cape Preserve Humboldt 128 52 0–400 0–122 2019 Pacific Ocean Scotty Point, 1 mile coast
Sounding Seas Dunes Reserve Humboldt 80 32 0–20 0.0–6.1 2009 Pacific Ocean 2.5 miles of ocean and sand dunes
Spyrock Reserve Mendocino 5,832 2,360 700–3,100 210–940 2005 Eel River 5 miles river frontage
Two Rivers Reserve Mono 150 61 6,600 2,000 2015 Little Walker River, West Walker River 1.5 miles river frontage
Whitewater Preserve Riverside 2,851 1,154 2,075–3,050 632–930 2005 Whitewater River, ponds
Wind Wolves Preserve Kern 93,000 38,000 640–6,005 195–1,830 1996 Los Osos wetlands Central Valley foothills, Tule Elk[6]

References
  1. IRS form 990 for 2019
  2. IRS form 990 for 2019
  3. "Feinstein introduces desert preservation act". The Sun. February 9, 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "The Wildlands Conservancy". The Wildlands Conservancy. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  5. "Wildlands Conservancy Oak Glen Preserve programs will focus on fire's effect on wilderness". Redlands Daily Facts. August 12, 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. "2nd Annual Nature Festival at Wind Wolves Preserve aims to educate public on wildlife and plants". 23ABC News. March 25, 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Ritter, Matt (2018). California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora. San Luis Obispo, California: Pacific Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9998960-0-6.


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