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San Gorgonio Proposed Wilderness Additions
 Managing
agency: San Bernardino National Forest and Bureau of Land Management, Palm
Springs Field Office
Size: Approximately 17,920 acres
Location: San Bernardino County, near Oak Glen.
Description:
- Varied landforms; low rolling desert foothills to steep rugged mountains and canyons
- Varied vegetation; Mohave yuccas, Joshua Tree forests, creosote, pinyon-juniper, yellow pine
forests
- Key watershed feeding the Wild and Scenic Rivers: Santa Ana and Whitewater
- Key habitat for Nelson bighorn sheep, black bear, mule deer, southern spotted
owl, migrating birds
 With
the addition of the desert and alpine units, the San Gorgonio Wilderness will
then contain every ecosystem from the Colorado Desert to the alpine zone. Hunters
flock to the area for its abundant game. Hikers enjoy the solitude that they
can find on its many miles of trails and at its many campsites. Vistas of the
San Bernardino Valley are outstanding from all the peaks. This is some of the
best habitat in southern California for Nelson bighorn sheep, black bear, mule
deer, and southern spotted owl.
 This
addition contains the eastern slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. Landforms
range from low, rolling foothills to steep rugged mountains. Vegetation ranges
from Mojave yucca, Joshua tree, creosote, and mixed shrubs, through pinyon-juniper
and on up in to yellow pine forest. Several deep canyons cut into the eastern
flank of the mountains, each containing water in the form of springs and small
creeks. The sites of the springs are easily recognized by their stands of cottonwood
trees.
Access:
- From Hwy 38 east of Big Bear to Pipes Cyn Road
- From Hwy 247, north of Yucca Valley to Pipes Cyn Road
 For additional information, please contact:
Joyce Burk
San Gorgonio Chapter - Sierra Club
P.O. Box 106
Barstow, CA 92312-0106
Phone: (760) 256-9561
Email: joyceburk@earthlink.net
Or:
Tim Allyn
Sierra Club
3435 Wilshire Blvd. #302
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1901
Phone: (213) 387-6528 x202
Email: tim.allyn@sierraclub.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
