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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.

Previous Press Releases

Date Posted

Topic

03/16/04

News: Inyo County bulldozes through Death Valley Wilderness

03/04/04

News: Recent federal court decision casts doubts on San Bernardino County's network of road claims

03/03/04

Senator Feinstein throws support behind northern California wilderness bill

02/05/04

Report: California's 10 Most Threatened Places of 2004

11/24/03

Report: California's national parks and wilderness threatened by 5,500 miles of proposed "highways"

11/04/03

BLM shows blatant bias with one-sided dunes advisory team

10/28/03

Congress strips protection for California national parks and wilderness

10/17/03

Bush Administration ducks real wilderness protection in new Headwaters Forest plan

08/06/03

Senator Boxer's California Wild Heritage Act to protect threatened wild places

05/08/03

103 conservation groups to Congress: McInnis bill won't protect homes and communities from fire

05/05/03

Conservationists challenge Bush Administration's abandonment of wilderness protections

04/29/03

Citizens hold Reps. Dooley and Cardoza accountable for Wednesday fire vote

04/17/03

Interior Department stops future wilderness consideration

03/28/03

Representative Mike Thompson and Senator Barbara Boxer introduce bills to protect northwestern California’s wild places

03/05/03

Report: California's 10 most threatened places of 2003

01/06/03

Victory for special interests could send bulldozers and roadgraders to national parks and wilderness

12/19/02

President Bush signs Big Sur wilderness bill

11/26/02

Bush Administration oks major energy development near Mt. Shasta

11/20/02

Senate passes California wilderness bill

10/10/02

California farmers and conservationists urge Congress to deliver on Farm Bill commitment

09/26/02

Conservationists and Congress blast Bush Administration for huge Klamath salmon die-off

09/05/02

California forests threatened by Bush logging plan -- 1 million acres of roadless areas at risk

08/29/02

State legislature, key leaders endorse Boxer wilderness bill

08/21/02

Bush plan would make fires worse in California

07/30/02

Mountain bikers statewide support wilderness and wild and scenic rivers proposal

07/09/02

California conservationists and farmers urge Gov. Davis and state leaders to fight for state's fair share of Farm Bill conservation funds

07/02/02

New California wilderness bills introduced in Congress

05/11/02

CWHC celebrates Senator Boxer's California Wild Heritage Act

02/27/02

Report finds 10 most threatened wild places in California

02/15/02

California Wilderness Coalition praises commitment to conservation in Senate Farm Bill

09/24/01

Statewide coalition launches campaign to protect California's remaining wilderness and wild rivers

08/13/01

First-of-its-kind report identifies areas critical to survival of California wildlife

01/12/01

Forest Service releases management plan for Sierra Nevada

01/05/01

President Clinton announces wild forest protection policy