Chalk Peak Addition to the Ventana Wilderness
 Managing
agency: Los Padres National Forest
Size: Approximately 6,550 acres.
Description: With elevations ranging from 1300' to 3550',
this area features rugged canyons drained by a major tributary of the Nacimiento River,
the Negro Fork. Surrounded by verdant riparian vegetation, this creek is home to a healthy
population of native rainbow trout. The rocks found in the lower section of the creek are a
distinctive conglomerate.
 Chaparral
and oak woodland characterize the vegetation for most of the area. A beautiful
stand of Santa Lucia fir is located along the creek. Several large meadows cover
hillsides in the interior of the area. Recent fires have altered the age classes
of much of the vegetation.
For additional information, please contact:
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
P.O. Box 506
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Phone: (831) 423-3191
Email: wilderness@ventanawild.org
www.ventanawild.org
Or:
Dave Westman
Sierra Club
827 Broadway, Suite 310
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 622-0290 X220
Email: dave.westman@sierraclub.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
