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<br />yitll'd lI11der the Xatiollal ".ild :lnfI ~c('lli(' Hin'l's .\ct. '-ohmtuIT ('0.
<br />opt'!'alinll throngl. zOllin:! :1I1t1 wilJiJl.~IH'~:' Hot to e"'Hlop nn till' 'pal.t
<br />of thous:lIlds of !Jl'i\"ate Janclowllcl'S lIud llllllH'rOIlS l'Ollllllunities would
<br />hI' n~C!llil'l'd to 1)J'l'~f'r\'l' tllP .\liRsi~sippi und{'l' slIeh l'irCumstnl\(,(,!'. .\
<br />F(.dt-ral study will help delf'l'lIlint' wlwtll",!' these protf'ctin' tools aIon,'
<br />art. sullit'il'llt 10 holdt lit' lll"t ions of th'H'loJ>l'l's ill ('hl'('k without the fpc
<br />titl" :Iud 1':1,,"III1'Ut :W(luisitioll authority and funding I'l'm'idl:'d hy
<br />thl' Fpdt'I':d 'rild :tmI S(,f'lIic I:in'l's .\et.
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<br />(;;:1) .\lIwrit'OlIl. Califol'llia: TIll' ~lJrf!1 Fork frolll .\hlllll-
<br />1:lill .\Il'ad,,\\" Lak(. to tltl' .\UIIllI'Il 1:1'';I'I'\"oil' alld tlH' loWl'1'
<br />7.;, lIIilt'~ of 1111' .\'ortli Fork of thl' .\'orlh Forie
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<br />Tilt. XOl'lh Fork of tlit. ,\IlWril'lIll Hin'l' nril!illatrs in tilt' Tahoi'
<br />XafiolJaI Fol't':4 ill "a~h'l'Il !'la"I'!' ('011111\' at :111 ,.II'\"atioll of 7.11(10 ft.t.1.
<br />alld joiw:, till' .\1iddll' Fork at ~\lIblll'll 'to forlll the ,.\nll'ril'an Bin'r.
<br />'l'ht' .lti IIlili's Ildwl'('!1 till', C't~llar~, a Ilri\"atp J"f'~l!"t IIPar SOlla Spl"ingl:',
<br />allt! tlil' .\1l111l1'1l 1~l':'i('l'\"oil" Ulldl'l' I'ollstnwtion iI\' the BIII'f'llU of Hl'\'~
<br />l:lIlJ:\tioll. wonld hI' :o:llIdit'(1. This pnrtiOlI of tl\l' 'Slll"lh Fork Itas LotI.
<br />wild and :';.1'('lli(' l'hal'fl('tt'l'iRtil'l:', l'ollllll'i...illg:1 l:lI11I"l":l}lt' of ('nlltra~till;:
<br />Ill'allf\' :llld :l Y:ll'it't\, of :-'l'('nic fpatlll't',<':, iljC'I\lllilll.! 1,.'O:lCIIJallOI'lllJlaS.
<br />,"jl'w~' of Ill(' st('I'P (':lIlyon. 1Illl1l('r01lS tf"ibutarit's. gn'at gorg('s~ watl'l'-
<br />fall~, wfl')d,'d (',III\'Ons. :Iud Illan\" wildflO\n'l's,
<br />"Tltl' .\'01'1l! FOl"k of Ih(. .\nll'i'ic'an Hi\'!'!" fnllll tIll' ('I'dar~ to Colfax
<br />l't'llwins Oil" of lilt, last 1I111li!'tlldl('(1 Sll'ddH's of wild !'in'r in tll('
<br />.:\ol"tllt'l"lI :-,il'ITOl XI',"ada, 1'01' 1I(':ll'h' fort,. Illil('~, tllP rin'l' windJ':
<br />through:\ ."'et'ni,' .'anyoll, ill:lI'I,t'::-;~ihlt. ;'xcppt 'by foot trails whie'h wind
<br />Jln'l'il'itoll~ly :lIt'l\g' t l'ilJlltal'it,s and throngh lIot('lwl:' to Ill\' canyon
<br />1I00l1', Ext'I'I" dUl'in:! hl':l\"y ~prill.!! 1'1111011":.:, tltt. walp!" I"lIn:-; l)('dcdly
<br />PlI'al' 011 its I'(.hhlt, Ill'd. potahl.... fhl'ollg-holll and 1'1'(>1' frotll ('(}Ilfalllina-
<br />tioll. TIll' :\"nrlh Fork lll'igiltal('l:' ill tll(' \\"t':-,h'rn part of PIll('('r Coullty
<br />l.elll' I.ak,. Talllll' :lnd joill~ t!1l' ~iiddl{' Fork al .\Illnlrn to fOl"lll t!u'
<br />.\IIlt'J'i('an I:in-'r. Tht' rin'r g'('fl('I':tIl.., tlows \\"I':"t to sOlltll\H'St and is
<br />hUlIndl'd 011 tht. IlfH'tll It\' thl' \\":ltl't'l:\lwd Iwtwl'1'1l the ~\nll'l'i(,:1fi and
<br />YlIha Hin'l" ha::-ins :done- \\"hieh I'uns Interslale ~O. :lIId on the :-:ollth
<br />I,.\" fill' F01'(.!'thill I)i,'ilip, who:o:e h:wk mlll:tl'Y s('l'aratl's the Xorth
<br />Fork frollll!\(' -'fiddle Fork :lHd Hnbi('on Hin'I:-:,
<br />From tlH' IO\\f'l"ill:! l'lin::, of Hoyal (inrg-I' and (;i:lllt (~ap to till' ~p:l-
<br />.'jfJl1:-> IIwadn,\'::, ant! pill!' fon'sl of (il"l'lI \'allt.y. I Ill' ('lIlin' It'll~th of
<br />lIn' ~ol"th I.'ork alhll"ll~ ll11paralh,It'd \"bl:l~ of XOrlIU'1'1l ;-';i\'lTall'rraill.
<br />TIll' rin'!' !tt'l'1' f(ll'll'~ all illlportallt wildl'l"I1":'-~ I'in'l" li:-:1ll'IT 1'01' n:lti\"t,
<br />raillbo\\" 11"11111 alld ntlll'1' ~Jtt'l'il'l:'. :llltlli(>s within rIll' }It':lI't'nf thl' Hlul'
<br />('allynll \\"infl'l" dp('1' r:lll:.!,', .\ IUllg tlu' I rihllt:ll'j(.~. pil'llll'l.'~lflll' lllinC';.:
<br />:ll\tl "bet'!':>" lOll:! aJ.:llldOIll'd awl n'claillll'd by II:Hun' It'stify to tll('
<br />rich 11I1Ill:ln history of tllt. an':I. ()Jl rin'J" (':Illlp~ :tlld hal"~, I't'!ll'n:lllt.s of
<br />11111 yjrll'yaJ"tls :11111 on'h:ll'(b IIT'ing to IlIillel tilt' IltlOrisllin.l.! ~t.tlh'Illt'llts
<br />of llIillill;.! d:lY" wlll'I'l' ~t)]Ilt. Ill' tilt, lIIu~,t !'rtllllilll'llt lilt'llllf 1111' ~tatt'alld
<br />~nlll~' of t 1\1' l"llllghp::,t W<,Ht to ~i'f'k rlwir fortllw'!'.
<br />Thf'f"(' :lppt'(II'::' tn Iw liltlf' ('nntro\"t.I'~Y 0\'\'1" tht' propo:,('d stlHh' of
<br />tilt' Xorfil Fork. Tht' ....:taf,. of C:difomia :t1n',lll\" haJ': dt'nJ{lJl~tr~ltl'd
<br />il~ .--lIPl'o]'! for wild ri'"I'1' prol('l'tillll as tIll' :-'r:1I;' Ll':.!i:.:.latlll"t. adlkd
<br />;\ p'wlio:l of :11t, rin'!" to lltl' ('alifornia ".ild I:i\"l'rs :-'ystt'lll in W;:!,
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