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Wilderness Profile


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.

Useful Links to Organizations

California League of Conservation Voters
California Native Plant Society
California Oak Foundation
California Wild Heritage Campaign
Citizens' Campaign for Old Growth Preservation
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC)
Friends of the River
Native Habitats

Regional Conservation Organizations Working in California
American River Wildlands (Placer County)
The Bay Institute
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
Citizens for Better Forestry
Committee to Save the Kings River
Desert Protective Council
Desert Survivors
Ecology Center and Terrain
Ecology Center of Southern California
Forests Forever
Friends of the Garcia
Friends of the Inyo (Eastern Sierra Nevada)
High Sierra Hikers Association
Jackson Forest Restoration Campaign
John Muir Project
Jumping Frog Research Institute
Klamath Forest Alliance
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Marin Conservation League
Mendocino Environmental Center
Mono Lake Committee
Mountain Defense League
Northcoast Environmental Center
Sequoia Wild Heritage Project (Southern Sierra Nevada)
Sierra Nevada Alliance
Snowlands Network
South Yuba River Citizens League
Tule River Conservancy
Tuleyome
Ventana Wilderness Alliance (Central Coast)
Wildlands Restoration Team (Santa Cruz Mountains)

California Cooperators on The Wildlands Project
Conception Coast Project
Coast Range Ecosystem Alliance
LEGACY -- The Landscape Connection
Klamath-Siskiyou Alliance
Siskiyou Project

Statewide Wilderness Organizations
Arizona Wilderness Coalition
California Wild Heritage Campaign
California Wilderness Coalition: that's us!
Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Montana Wilderness Association
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
Nevada Wilderness Project
Oregon Natural Resources Council
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Washington Wilderness Coalition

Scientific Organizations
Conservation Biology Institute
Sierra Biodiversity Institute

National and International Organizations
American Lands Alliance
Ancient Forest International
Campaign for America's Wilderness
Center for Biological Diversity
Earth Island Institute
Earthjustice
Forests.org
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Heritage Forests Campaign
League of Conservation Voters
Mountain Lion Foundation
National Audubon Society
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Hispanic Environmental Council
National Parks and Conservation Association
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Heritage Institute
Natural Resources Defense Council
Planning and Conservation League
Rainforest Action Network
Resource Renewal Institute
Sierra Club
Student Conservation Association
The Nature Conservancy
The Wilderness Society
The Wildlands Project
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Trust for Public Land
Wild Earth
Wilderness Land Trust
Wilderness Watch
World Wildlife Fund

Business Sponsors
100Fires Book Company
Acorn Naturalists
Ascent Technologies
Bonny Doon Vineyards
Bonterra Vineyards
Camp Lotus
Catalyst Funding Group, LLC
Chaco Sandals
Columbia Sportswear
H. Coturri & Sons Vineyards
Davis Food Co-op
Eagle Creek Travel Gear
Echo: The Wilderness Company, Inc.
Frey Vineyards
Giselle's Travel
Gregory Mountain Products
Hadsell and Stormer
Hi-Tec Sports
Instant Replay Communications
Juniper Ridge
Kings River Expeditions
La Farine
Lolonis Winery
Lotus Designs, Inc.
Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Light Photography
Mountain Safety Research
North Face
Overland Equipment
Patagonia, Inc.
Peet's Coffee
Planet Dog
Raven Maps
REI
Sam Roberts Photography
Shasta Mountain Guides
Solano Press Books
Sorensen's Resort
Sudwerk Brewery
Talon Associates
TDC Environmental
Visual Journeys - Andrew Harvey Photography
V'TAE
Christopher P. Valle-Riestra
Whole Foods Market
Wild Iris Studio
Wilderness Press
Wilson's Eastside Sports
Zoo-Ink Screen Print

Wilderness Recreation Organizations
Kaweah Flyfishers
Nordic Voice
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Western States Endurance Run

Other Organizations that Support Wilderness
Animal Protection Institute
California Technology Enabling Group
Communication Works
EarthEasy
Fund for Animals
Mariposa Democratic Club
Seventh Generation Fund
UC Davis Environmental Law Society