Rincon Proposed Addition to the Golden Trout Wilderness
 Managing
agency: Sequoia National Forest
Size: Approximately 41,280 acres.
Location: Located in Tulare County, south
of the existing Golden Trout Wilderness.
 Description:
The Rincon proposed addition to the Golden Trout Wilderness is the largest roadless
area in the Sierra Nevada, as well as one of the most diverse places in the
Sequoia National Forest. The area's incredible diversity is due to its dramatic
shifts in elevation, ranging from 3,000 ft. to nearly 10,000 ft.
The Rincon area harbors one of the only sequoia groves that has never been logged,
Freeman Creek Grove, which has been designated a special botanical area. Within
Freeman Creek Grove, the largest trees are over 30 feet in diameter and more than
3,000 years old.
 Pacific
fisher and California spotted owl thrive within the Rincon proposed addition.
The Rincon proposed addition is also the summer range for deer resident to Sequoia
National Park.
The area also contains portions of the Kern River, which is has been designated by
Congress as a wild river. The stretch of the Kern River within this area contains the
native Kern River rainbow trout.
Rincon also includes Durrwood Creek, an untouched watershed that contains golden
trout. Protecting the Rincon area would ensure the preservation of an uninterrupted
transition of ecosystems, from the drier brushy areas along the North Fork Kern
River to the conifer forests of the Kern Plateau.
For additional information, please contact:
Kern River Wildlands
P.O. Box 307
Tehachapi, CA 93581
(661) 821-2055
 Or:
Emily Templin
California Wild Heritage Campaign
1345 East Bulldog Ave, Suite 4
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 226-2570
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
