About the CWC
With towering redwood forests, pristine mountain peaks, and rugged desert landscapes, the wild lands of California encompass some of the most beautiful and diverse places on earth. These are refuges where eagles still soar across the horizon and salmon still swim from ocean to river—lands where nature thrives and the human spirit is free.
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Coyote – CWC Archives
Moonset at Sunrise, Mt. Humphrey, John Muir – Sam Roberts
Hiker in the Hoover Wilderness – Sam Roberts
Spring Flowers in Death Valley – Phil Farrell
Duncan Canyon, Tahoe National Forest – Jim Rose
Bristlecone Pine, While Mountains – Sam Roberts
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Save the Date
November 12 at 6 PM
Please join the CWC at the David Brower Center for our annual fundraiser. We will celebrate and honor the donors, activists, and volunteers that are crucial to keeping California wild.
In addition to the usual fun and festivities, this year's event features live and silent auctions of donated art, travel getaways, and outdoor gear.
Hosted by the California Wilderness Coalition at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley CA.
America's Great Outdoors Listening Session - Submit Your Comments Online
America's Great Outdoors Listening Sessions Prove to be a Great Success for Wilderness!
The Listening Sessions for the America's Great Outdoors Initiative were a great success for wilderness! Thank you to all that were able to attend in Davis or Los Angeles. Please submit your comments online and reference our talking pointson what matters most for conservation efforts in California.
Western Wilderness Conference 2010 Videos Available Online
Videos from the conference are now available on our website for your viewing. Whether you missed some of the conference sessions or just want to see them again, they are now available online at calwild.org:
Western Wilderness Conference 2010 Sessions
We would like to thank the professional staff of AGP Video for documenting over 50 inspiring sessions during the conference. We're most grateful to the Morrissey Family Foundation for providing the funding to document the entire conference.
CWC is working to organize viewing sessions at southern California colleges in the Fall. Please check back here or contact Monica Argandona for more information.
Hikes and Outings
Surprise Canyon Tamarisk Bash
September 4-5
On the western edge of Death Valley National Park, a rare, year round creek flows out of the park, through a rugged canyon with steep walls, and into the Panamint Valley. This cold, spring-fed creek is known as Surprise Canyon Creek and supports a lush habitat for bighorn sheep, frogs, collared lizards, orchids, cattails, willows and other species.
Join us for a weekend of invasive Tamarisk removal, hiking the beautiful Surprise Canyon Creek, and camping near Death Valley.
Email Laurel Williams at lwilliams@calwild.org for more information and to reserve your spot.
The King Range National Conservation Area Turns 40.
Help Celebrate on September 10-12
The Bureau of Land Management and its partners invite you to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the King Range National Conservation Area. Please join us for any or all of the following activities.
Friday September 10th
*Mountain Bike Trail Building Workshop
*King Peak Hike
* Punta Gorda Lighthouse Hike Meet at 10 am at Mattole Campground
Saturday September 11th
*Tidepool Discovery -- meet at 7:30 am at Mal Coombs Park in Shelter Cove
*Upper Mattole River Streamflows & Fish Hike
*Wilderness Restoration and Beach Clean up
*Paradise Royale Mountain Bike Trail Ride
Sunday September 12th
*Bird Watching at 8 am
*40th Celebration 1-5pm Food & Entertainment in Shelter Cove at The Clubhouse with Lost Coast Marimbas, ShinBone, and Stargazer Luna
Activities begin at 10am at the King Range Project Office except as noted. Bring your own lunch on Friday and Saturday. Food and drinks available for purchase on Sunday. Free camping to all participants at any King Range campground.
To sign up or for more information, call 707-986-5415. King Range Project Office is located at 768 Shelter Cove Road, Whitethorn, California, or http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/e n/fo/arcata/kingrange/40th _anniversary.html
The Bureau of Land Management thanks the following participating partners:
California Wilderness Coalition
Friends of Whitethorn School
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Lost Coast Interpretive Association
Mattole Restoration Council
Mattole Salmon Group
Sanctuary Forest
Whitethorn Volunteer Fire Department
Cucamonga Canyon Cleanup
Saturday, October 2Cucamonga Canyon is a popular hiking and swimming spot for residents and visitors of the nearby cities of Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Claremont and other Inland Empire communities. Unfortunately, graffiti and litter have taken their toll on the canyon.
We will spend the day (10AM to 3 PM) picking up litter and working to help keep Cucamonga Canyon clean and graffiti-free. We’ll learn a special technique for mudding over graffiti and hear about the river’s ecology and history.
Cucamonga Canyon sits on the edge of some true wild country and potential additions to the Cucamonga Wilderness. The upper portions of this magnificent canyon country support some of Southern California’s largest sugar pine trees, Nelson’s big horn sheep, and the sensitive lemon lily. This hidden gem has been described in Trails of the Angeles as “one of the few islands of subalpine wilderness left in Southern California.”
Email Laurel Williams at lwilliams@calwild.org for more information and to reserve your spot.
Deep Creek Day Hike
Saturday, November 6
We will meet at 10 AM and then hike a section of the Pacific Crest Trail along the Deep Creek river corridor. Staring from the Lake Arrowhead side, we’ll hike 4 miles round trip. We’ll learn about local ecology and have a picnic lunch by the river. This hike is family-friendly, and appropriate for kids able to hike or be carried for 4 miles.
Deep Creek is a stunning tributary of the Mojave River, flowing from the higher elevations of the San Bernardino Mountains and into the high desert. The river and surrounding canyon provide fishing and hiking opportunities for local residents and important habitat for wildlife. Due to its beauty and wild character, Deep Creek is being proposed for wild and scenic status in Senator Feinstein’s recently introduced California Desert Protection Act of 2010 (S. 2921).
Email Laurel Williams at lwilliams@calwild.org for more information and to reserve your spot.