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This stretch of the McCloud River has been made a wild trout preserve, requiring catch-and-release, barbless hooks, and artificial lures only.
Ah-Di-Na campground, Shasta NF, CA (1992).
Sometimes people need a reminder that even annoying or dangerous species need to be protected as part of the ecosystem.
Nature Conservancy McCloud River Preserve, near McCloud, CA (1992).
This area in Antelope Valley was created to protect the state flower, the California poppy.
California Poppy SR, Antelope Valley, near Lancaster, CA (1988).
The Ring Mountain preserve protects a rare ecosystem, including a flower that grows nowhere else in the world.
Ring Mountain, near Tiburon, CA (1992).
Remnants of the original California grassland, and the rare Englemann oak, are preserved here by the Nature Conservancy.
Santa Rosa Plateau Preserve, near Murietta, CA (1993).
A huge piece of the Arizona desert, including almost an entire mountain range, is protected.
Nature Conservancy Muleshoe Ranch Preserve, Hooker Hot Springs, near Willcox, AZ (1988).