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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, Castle Peak Potential Wilderness is among the most scenic areas in the Tahoe National Forest. Home to extraordinary old-growth red fir forests and the little Truckee River, Castle Peak provides clean drinking water to residents of Nevada County.

Press Releases, News Reports, and Editorials

Press Releases

Date

Conservationists challenge Bush Administration's abandonment of wilderness

5/5/03

Interior Department stops future wilderness consideration

4/17/03



News Reports

News Source

Date

The state's resources chief objects

The Los Angeles Times

7/12/03

Wilderness policy takes a U-turn

USA Today

5/28/03

Watt's my line: Wily sneak attacks on the wilderness

The San Francisco Chronicle

5/18/03

Bah, wilderness! Reopening a frontier to development

The New York Times

5/4/03

Wilderness takes a massive hit

High Country News

4/28/03

Wilderness protections rolled back

The Los Angeles Times

4/12/03

Editorials

News Source

Date

The end of wilderness

The New York Times

5/4/03

No limit on wilderness

The San Francisco Chronicle

4/25/03

Assaulting wilderness

Salt Lake Tribune

4/20/03

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