Chinquapin Proposed Salmon Restoration Area
 Managing
agency: Shasta-Trinity National Forests.
Size: Approximately 24,267 acres.
Location: Trinity County near the town of Forest Glen and south of Highway 36.
Highlights:
- The second-largest unprotected ancient forest in northern
California.
- The Wild and Scenic South Fork Trinity River bisects the area
providing important salmon spawning grounds.
Description:
Groves of Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, black oak, and
incense cedar cover much of the area. Giant chinquapin, usually a
shrub, grows in an extremely rare tree-form here. Some of these giant
chinquapin reach heights of 80 feet or more.
Bald eagle, giant chinquapin, fisher, marten, Howell’s lewisia, Niles’
madia, pale yellow stonecrop, and Umpqua green gentian are just a
few of the rare or endangered species that call this area home. According
to Forest Service data, Chinquapin is an integral part of the
largest and densest populations of northern spotted owls and goshawks
in the Trinity National Forest.
Coho and chinook salmon and steelhead trout also live in the South
Fork Trinity River which bisects the area. The popular South Fork National
Recreation Trail also passes through Chinquapin, following the
river and offering excellent fishing, swimming, hiking, and horseback
riding opportunities.
For additional information, please contact:
California Wilderness Coalition
info@calwild.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
