Tule elk are one of three subspecies of elk found in California, and are the smallest of all elk species in North America. In 1998, The Wildlands Conservancy coordinated with the California Department of Fish and Game to relocate tule elk to Wind Wolves Preserve.

Continue reading to learn more about what how The Wildlands Conservancy has successfully reintroduced this majestic species.

If you’ve explored the Wildflower Loop or the beginning of the San Emigdio Canyon Trail, you may have noticed clusters of a small cactus in the beavertail family.

What looks like maybe a small handful of cactus plants that border these trails to our everyday hikers is in fact one of our proudest and most successful restoration projects on The Wildlands Conservancy’s Wind Wolves Preserve…

In partnership with The Wildlife Conservation Board and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service, Wind Wolves Preserve has been restoring 6.7 acres of riparian (stream-side) habitat along Santiago Creek, a seasonal creek on the western edge of the Preserve.