Berryessa Snow Mountain Monument Dedication and Spring Festival Planned
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WILLIAMS, Calif. -- Federal agencies and partners will hold a spring festival and dedication ceremony Saturday, March 19, to celebrate establishment of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cowboy Camp, east of Williams along California State Highway 16, about a mile south of Highway 20.
The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument was established by President Obama on July 10, 2015. The monument consists of 330,780 acres of federal lands managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
Remarks by agency officials and others will open the event with a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. The spring festival will follow. The festival will include food, live music and booths with information on activities in the monument. Demonstrations will cover topics such as how to pack mules, nature photography and off-highway vehicle use. Free guided hikes will focus on highlights of the Cache Creek area such as botany and geology.
"We are pleased to be able to host this event with the Mendocino National Forest and our other partners," said Rich Burns, BLM Ukiah field manager. "We want to invite everyone to come out and help celebrate the monument designation and enjoy the spring festival."
"The Mendocino National Forest has been working closely with the BLM and our other partners to plan this event," said Ann Carlson, Mendocino National Forest supervisor. "This partnership will continue as we prepare plans for and manage this new monument."
The monument extends from Berryessa Peak and other lands in Napa, Yolo, and Solano counties through the spectacular lands of Lake, Colusa, and Glenn counties to the eastern boundary of the Yuki Wilderness in Mendocino County. Hiking, horseback riding and designated off-road vehicle trails offer views of the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east and the Coastal Mountains to the west, as well as panoramic vistas overlooking Clear Lake, Lake Berryessa and Cache Creek.
Hunting and angling are popular activities year-round. The Cache Creek, Cedar Roughs and Snow Mountain wilderness areas provide opportunities for remote backcountry travel and Cache Creek provides excellent whitewater rafting.
The area contains one of the greatest concentrations of biodiversity in California and is home to threatened and endangered plant and wildlife species including northern spotted owls, marten, and fisher. California Coastal Chinook salmon and Northern California steelhead spawn in the area's waterways.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.