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Protecting Land Forever

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Connecting People & Nature

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Our Mission

To preserve the beauty and biodiversity of the earth and to provide programs so that children may know the wonder and joy of nature.

LAND CONSERVATION The Preserve System Conservation Projects Land Acquisition Projects

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The Preserve System

Our growing preserve system safeguards forests, deserts, mountains, rivers, and coastlines through permanent land conservation and active stewardship.

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Conservation Projects

Beyond our preserves, we lead and support conservation initiatives that protect connected landscapes, wildlife corridors, rivers, and public lands.

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Land Acquisition Projects

Explore our current land acquisition projects and learn how you can help conserve land for future generations.

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Rewilding Nature

Across the West, rivers have been dammed and diverted, wildlife corridors severed, and native species pushed to the brink. Explore our work to restore wildness and ecological balance.

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Our preserve system welcomes more than 1.5 million visitors each year to protected forests, deserts, mountains, rivers, wetlands, and coastlines across California and Utah, with preserves and programs open to the public free of charge.

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Community Programs & Events

From guided hikes to photography workshops to summer activities for kids, The Wildlands Conservancy's free community programs & events offer something for everyone.

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Free field-trip programs give students hands-on outdoor learning experiences that foster curiosity, scientific discovery, and a deeper connection to the natural world.

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CENTRAL COAST RANGES
Rana Creek Preserve
Wind Wolves Preserve
CALIFORNIA DESERT
Mission Creek Preserve
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve
Whitewater Preserve
EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA
Two Rivers Preserve
West Walker River Preserve
EEL RIVER CANYON
Eel River Canyon Preserve
Emerald Waters Reserve
Spyrock Reserve
NORTH COAST
Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve
Eel River Estuary Preserve & Sounding Seas Dunes Reserve
Seawood Cape Preserve
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS
Bearpaw Reserve
Bluff Lake Reserve
Galena Peak Wilderness Reserve
Oak Glen Preserve
SONOMA COAST
Estero Americano Coast Preserve
Jenner Headlands Preserve
SOUTH COAST
Mariposa Reserve
Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve

Oregon

JOHN DAY RIVER
Enchanted Rocks Preserve

Utah

FOUR CORNERS
Speaking Springs Preserve

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CENTRAL COAST RANGES Rana Creek Preserve Wind Wolves Preserve

CALIFORNIA DESERT Mission Creek Preserve Pioneertown Mountains Preserve Whitewater Preserve

EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA Two Rivers Preserve West Walker River Preserve

EEL RIVER CANYON Eel River Canyon Preserve Emerald Waters Reserve Spyrock Reserve

NORTH COAST Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve Eel River Estuary Preserve & Sounding Seas Dunes Reserve Seawood Cape Preserve

SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS Bearpaw Reserve Bluff Lake Reserve Galena Peak Wilderness Reserve Oak Glen Preserve

SONOMA COAST Estero Americano Coast Preserve Jenner Headlands Preserve

SOUTH COAST Mariposa Reserve Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve

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Rana Creek Preserve

With its iconic California oak woodland landscape, a journey through Rana Creek Preserve is like going back in time before highway traffic, strip malls, and power lines marred coastal California.

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Wind Wolves Preserve

Wind Wolves Preserve is in an ecologically unique region where the Transverse Ranges, Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, western Mojave Desert and San Joaquin Valley influences converge.

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Mission Creek Preserve

Located in a transition zone between the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, the 4,760-acre Mission Creek Preserve has a rich species composition with flora and fauna representing both deserts.

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Pioneertown Mountains Preserve

The 25,500-acre Pioneertown Mountains Preserve descends from the high piney 7,800-foot ridges into the Pioneertown Valley.

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Whitewater Preserve

Whitewater Preserve is 2,246 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management’s San Gorgonio Wilderness and includes the year-round Whitewater River.

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Two Rivers Preserve

Two Rivers Preserve is an awe-inspiring landscape within an ancient volcanic caldera full of glacial moraines, river-carved canyons, mountain meadows, and grand vistas of the Sierra Nevada and Sweetwater Mountains.

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West Walker River Preserve

Situated in the Antelope Valley farming community, just off highway 395 in the Eastern Serra town of Coleville

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Eel River Canyon Preserve

Given its location along the Grand Canyon of the Eel river, where the National Wild and Scenic Eel River carves its way through a deep and wild gorge

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Emerald Waters Reserve

The 3,036-acre Emerald Waters Reserve is split between Humboldt and Trinity Counties and fronts on the Eel River for 4.5 miles.

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Spyrock Reserve

The 5,832-acre Spyrock Reserve has five miles of frontage on the National Wild and Scenic Eel River in Mendocino County.

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Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve

The 6,094-acre Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve in Siskiyou County protects two-and-a-half miles of the East Fork Scott River, providing habitats for Coho salmon, king salmon, and steelhead trout.

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Eel River Estuary Preserve & Sounding Seas Dunes Reserve

The southern estuary of the Eel River in Humboldt County contains a diverse array of habitats and a grand arena of life

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Seawood Cape Preserve

Seawood Cape encompasses 128 acres including almost a mile of California’s world famous rugged rocky coastline that is replete with barking sea lions and basking harbor seals.

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Bearpaw Reserve

Bearpaw Reserve is 600 acres of steep, spectacular mountains with a seasonal 110-foot waterfall. Vegetation includes incense cedars, ponderosa and coulter pine, chaparral, and oracle oaks.

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Bluff Lake Reserve

Located at 7,600 feet, Bluff Lake Reserve has towering pines, a 20-acre lake, a meadow, and majestic outcrops of quartz monzonite.

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Galena Peak Wilderness Reserve

In 2018, The Wildlands Conservancy separated the 1,280-acre Galena Ridge from its Oak Glen Preserve, positioning this rugged rocky landscape to be managed like the adjoining San Gorgonio Wilderness.

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Oak Glen Preserve

Nestled in a glen, situated at 5,024 feet, in the shadow of 8,700-foot Wilshire Peak, lies The Wildlands Conservancy’s 909-acre Oak Glen Preserve.

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Estero Americano Coast Preserve

Acquired by The Wildlands Conservancy in 2015 through a visionary public-private partnership—including the State Coastal Conservancy, Sonoma County Ag + Open Space, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Sonoma Land Trust, and individual donors.

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Jenner Headlands Preserve

Jenner Headlands is a spectacular 5,630-acre mosaic of redwood and Douglas-fir forests, oak woodland, chaparral and coastal prairie overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Mariposa Reserve

The 800-acre Mariposa Reserve is a habitat reserve surrounded by the Cleveland National Forest. It represents the best grassland and sycamore savanna in the north end of the forest.

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Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve

In 2018, The Wildlands Conservancy acquired five miles of the oak- and sycamore-shaded Santa Margarita River, one of the last free-flowing wild rivers in Southern California and the southernmost range of steelhead trout.

JOHN DAY RIVER Enchanted Rocks Preserve

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Enchanted Rocks Preserve

Thousand-foot-high cliffs splashed with orange, white, purple, and red tower above the John Day River as it winds through iconic landscapes graced with western junipers, herds of Rocky Mountain elk, and the verdant canyons of its many tributaries.

FOUR CORNERS Speaking Springs Preserve

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Speaking Springs Preserve

Cottonwood Wash carves an ancient, 42-mile pathway from the towering Abajo Mountains to the historic San Juan River.

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Since 1995, the generosity of The Wildlands Conservancy’s supporters has enabled us to call people back to the beauty, wonder, and inspiration of the natural world through outdoor education and the stewardship of some of California’s most remarkable and important landscapes.

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May 2026
The Cahuilla Landscape: Ethnobotany Workshop with Sienna Thomas

May 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Location: Oak Glen Preserve

This pop-up ethnobotany workshop offers a welcoming, hands-on experience exploring native plants through both Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and contemporary understanding. Participants will engage in plant identification and cultural teachings […]
One Last Breath of Spring Guided Walk

May 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Whitewater Preserve

Take time to slow down and experience the final scents of spring during a sensory walk through Whitewater Preserve. Join our team for a guided hike focused on mindful, sensory […]

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