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Kalmiopsis wilderness
photo: D. DellaSala |
Straddling ten million acres along the California-Oregon border near the Pacific Ocean, this geologically unique ecoregion is at the junction of the uplifted Coast Ranges, the volcanic Cascades, and the ancient volcanic roots of the Sierra Nevada.
For thousands of years, these forest-covered mountains existed in relative calm, untouched by the vulcanism and glaciation that occurred all around them. Their relative inaccessibility also made them the last of the West Coast forests to be extensively logged.
Because the Klamath-Siskiyou is threatened by unsustainable logging, livestock grazing, mining, and other land-use practices, World Wildlife Fund has developed a comprehensive vision to ensure that the forest's unique natural resources survive for future generations.
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