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National Conservation Areas
National Conservation Areas (NCAs) are designated by Congress to conserve, protect, enhance, and manage public land areas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. NCAs feature exceptional natural, recreational, cultural, wildlife, aquatic, archeological, paleontological, historical, educational or scientific resources. NCAs are listed below by state.
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Alaska | Arizona | California | Colorado | Idaho | Nevada | New Mexico
Alaska | | | | Steese, a 1,220,000-acre area designated by the Congress in 1980, includes the Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River, wildlife habitat, and diverse recreational opportunities. Alpine tundra, tussocks and boreal forest provide ,crucial caribou calving grounds and home range, and habitat for moose, grizzly or black bear, and Peregrine falcons. | Arizona | | | |
Gila Box Riparian, designated by Congress in 1990. This 21,767-acre cool desert oasis features Bonita Creek (popular for birding and picnicking), cliff dwellings, historic homesteads, bighorn sheep, and more than 200 species of birds. | | | Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, designated by Congress in 2000. These 42,000 acres of scenic landscape include vast desert grasslands and rolling oak-studded hills. The area is home to a great diversity of plant and animal life, including several threatened or endangered species. | | | San Pedro Riparian, designated by Congress in 1988. 58,000-acre area that supports over 350 species of birds, 80 species of mammals, and 40 species of amphibians and reptiles. | California | | | | California Desert, designated by Congress in 1976. 9,500,000-acres featuring vast desert areas with myriad wildlife and recreational opportunities. | | | King Range, designated by Congress in 1970. 60,000-acre area with 35 miles of remote coastline known as California’s Lost Coast. The mountains are a mix of Douglas-fir forest, chaparral and grassland, providing habitat for blacktailed deer, elk, black bear and nearly 300 species of native and migratory birds. | Colorado | | | | Gunnison Gorge, designated by Congress in 1999. 57,727-acre area offers a variety of natural and geologic features and unsurpassed recreational opportunities. | | | This area is remarkable for its diverse landscape ranging from salt bush desert to the spectacular canyons of the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. Located in west central Colorado, the Conservation Area encompasses 122,300 acres, including 75,550 acres of wilderness. | Idaho | | | | Snake River Birds of Prey, designated by Congress in 1993. 484,873-acre area, home to the largest concentration of nesting raptors in North America and located only 35 miles south of Boise, Idaho. | Nevada | | | | Designated in December 2000, this area includes nearly 1.2 million acres of public lands in northwestern Nevada and protects wagon ruts, historic inscriptions, and a wilderness landscape largely unchanged from when pioneers moved westward in the 1800s. | | | Red Rock Canyon, designated by Congress in 1990. 195,610-acre area with unique geologic features, plants, and animals that represent some of the best examples of the Mojave Desert, and offers spectacular landscapes, climbing, and hiking opportunities. | | | The Sloan Canyon is managed to conserve, protect, and enhance cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of this area. It encompasses approximately forty eight thousand acres and was established in 2002 through the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act. The area contains significant archeological sites, scenic vistas, important wildlife habitat and opportunities for primitive recreation. | New Mexico | | | | El Malpais, designated by Congress in 1987. 262,100-acre area featuring rugged lava flows with some of the Nation’s most significant geological, cultural, scenic, scientific, and wilderness resources.
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