Success Story 2009

CA Desert Wilderness

Joshua Tree National Park, CA Photo: Doug Steakely
PROJECT NAME:
CA Desert Wilderness
GRANTEE:
CalWild Friends of the River
RESULT:
195,000 acres & 31 river miles protected

California Wilderness Coalition and Friends of the River partnered on this effort to protect nearly 200,000 acres of Wilderness in Riverside County, California, including additions to the Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness. The effort also protected 31 miles of streams.