Grass Valley Wilderness Explained

Grass Valley Wilderness
Iucn Category:IB
Map:California
Relief:1
Location:San Bernardino County, California
Nearest City:Ridgecrest, California
Coordinates:35.3°N -117.3°W
Established:October 31, 1994
Governing Body:U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Grass Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in San Bernardino County, California, near Ridgecrest. It mainly consists of low-lying hills and flat desert covered by vegetation typical of the Mohave Desert, like creosote bush, desert scrub, and isolated stands of Joshua trees. Fauna consists of the desert tortoise and the Mohave ground squirrel. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake borders the area to the east and a non-wilderness road bisects the area.[1] [2]

The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office and was established as a part of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grass Valley Wilderness Bureau of Land Management . April 22, 2024 . www.blm.gov . en . April 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422013803/https://www.blm.gov/visit/grass-valley-wilderness . live .
  2. Web site: Grass Valley Wilderness . April 22, 2024 . The Sights and Sites of America . en-US . April 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422013801/https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/california/grass-valley-wilderness.php . live .
  3. Web site: October 31, 1994 . PUBLIC LAW 103-433—OCT. 31, 1994 . April 21, 2024 . congress.gov . April 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422013803/https://www.congress.gov/103/statute/STATUTE-108/STATUTE-108-Pg4471.pdf . live .