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Featured Maps! Wilderness Areas
Theme for the week: Wilderness Areas
Date: August 5-23, 2019
Wilderness Areas are designated federal lands appointed by Congress. Their main objective is to reserve areas in which nature can prosper without any disturbance. The Wilderness Act of 1964 paved the way for this to occur. Now the USDA Forest service enforces certain regulations that promote:
- the preservation of high-quality wilderness
- opportunities for public use, enjoyment and understanding
- the protection of threatened or endangered native animals and plants
- contamination-free lakes and streams
Because in these areas human use and entertainment is secondary, there are rules visitors should follow for the protection of the ecosystem. Depending on which of the 149 Californian wilderness areas you visit, you may need to obtain a permit to enter, stay overnight, use a stove-top, create a campfire, hunt or fish. No motorized vehicles are permitted, except for wheelchairs. All travel is done by foot or horseback.
For this feature our Map Collection room will be displaying various maps of different wilderness areas, each reporting important information about regulations, permits, and trails. In addition, it is always a good strategy to contact the local forest service station to become informed, and prepared, on how to plan the best trip possible.
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle
Come to the Map Collection and look for this sign:
Maps
Title: John Muir Wilderness, Inyo and Sierra National Forests : Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region
Call Number: MAP G4362.J6 s63 .U6
Title: Desolation Wilderness trail map : shaded-relief topo map
by: Tom Harrison Maps. 2003
Call Number: MAP G4362.D47E63 2003 .T6
Title: Dick Smith Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest, California, San Bernardino Meridian : 1990
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. [1990]
Call Number: MAP G4362.D63 1990 .U6
Title: Cucamonga Wilderness, Angeles National Forest and San Bernardino National Forest, California : 1990
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 1990
Call Number: MAP G4362.C68 1990 .U6
Title: Trinity Alps Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, Six Rivers National Forests, California : 2013
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 2013
Call Number: MAP G4362.T62 2013 .U6
Title: A guide to the Ventana Wilderness & Silver Peak Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 2007
Call Number: MAP G4362.V36 2007 .U5
Title: Ishi Wilderness, Caribou Wilderness, Thousand Lakes Wilderness, Lassen National Forest, California : 1997
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 1997
Call Number: MAP G4362.I9 1997 .U6
Title: Desolation Wilderness, Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California : 2006
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 2006
Call Number: MAP G4362.D47E63 2006 .U5
Title: Hoover Wilderness, Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests, California
by: United States. Forest Service. Intermountain Region. 1987
Call Number: MAP G4362.H68 1987 .U6
Title: A guide to the Marble Mountain Wilderness & Russian Wilderness : Klamath National Forest
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 2004
Call Number: MAP G4362.M19 2004 .U6
Title: Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, California, Mt. Diablo meridian, 2010
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region 2010
Call Number: MAP G4362.E6E63 2010 .U5
Title: Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness : Mendocino, Six Rivers, and Trinity National Forests
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 2000
Call Number: MAP G4362.Y56 2000 .U6
Title: Dinkey Lakes Wilderness, Sierra National Forest, California : 1991
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. [1991]
Call Number: MAP G4362.S568 1991 .U62
Title: Siskiyou Wilderness : Six Rivers, Klamath, and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, California
by: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region. 2008
Call Number: MAP G4362.S575 2008 .U5
Title: Snow Mountain Wilderness, Mendocino National Forest California 2004
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 2004
Call Number: MAP G4362.S589 2004 .U6 c.2
Map Collection: Location and Hours
The Map Collection room is normally open to the public in the basement (Lower Level) of Shields Library, Monday-Friday, 1:00-5:00 pm. However, our hours change around the academic calendar and the holiday season. To see the most accurate schedule, please visit this link: click here.
Contact the Special Collections Department for map related questions by email at speccoll@ucdavis.edu or by phone at 530-752-1621.