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The Owens Peak Wilderness is a 73,767-acre (298.52 km 2) [1] wilderness area comprising the rugged eastern face of the Sierra Nevada. Owens Peak (8,445 ft) [ 2 ] is the high point. The land was set aside with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–433) by the US Congress .
California has 17 U.S. National Forests, one special management unit and parts of 3 other National Forests. Total combined area of the forests is 20,061,888 acres (81,187.58 km 2) and covers over 19% of the state.
Harvesting or collecting firewood varies by the region and culture. Some places have specific areas for firewood collection. Other places may integrate the collection of firewood in the cycle of preparing a plot of land to grow food as part of a field rotation process. Collection can be a group, or an individual activity.
Oct. 26—The Forest Supervisor's office in Willows reopened to the public on Monday and is now offering free firewood permits this year. "Due to the amount of hazard tree abatement completed this ...
Land area County City Established Ref; Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest: 3,493 acres (14.14 km 2) Lake: Cobb: 1949 [1] Ellen Pickett State Forest: 160 acres (0.65 km 2) Trinity - [2] Jackson Demonstration State Forest: 48,652 acres (196.89 km 2) Mendocino: Fort Bragg: 1949 [3] Las Posadas State Forest: 796 acres (3.22 km 2) Napa ...
The Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks (also known collectively as Irvine Ranch Open Space [1]) are a collection of protected areas in Orange County, California in and around Irvine. They encompass almost 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of land which was once a part of the Irvine Ranch owned by the Irvine Company .
Dec. 26—As a chilly wind cut through the winter air on Tuesday morning, Ruben Castillo stood in the front yard of his mother's home, awaiting a delivery of firewood from the city of Albuquerque ...
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