Near Palm Springs in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Wilderness Preservation
In wilderness, people are visitors who do not remain.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, October 16, 2022
1. Wilderness Preservation Marker
Inscription.
Wilderness Preservation. In wilderness, people are visitors who do not remain.. After nearly a century of timber production, parts of the San Jacinto Mountains looked like nothing more than a logging camp. Where tall trees once stood, stumps and wood debris littered the landscape. Livestock grazing also took its toll. John Muir toured the region with members of the National Forest Commission and advocated for the protection and preservation of the high country. Based on the Commission's report, President Cleveland established the San Jacinto Forest Reserve in 1897 More robust protection came in 1927 when a Forest Service game refuge was created to regulate the hunting of deer. , It took another 10 years to arrive at a true wilderness designation. In 1937 the Federal Government, the California State Park Commission, and local officials collaborated to permanently protect the region. This land was designated the Mount San Jacinto State Park and set aside as a wilderness area. Later, adjacent Federal land was designated the San Jacinto Wilderness. The result was permanent protection of nearly all of San Jacinto's high country.
After nearly a century of timber production, parts of the San Jacinto Mountains looked like nothing more than a logging camp. Where tall trees once stood, stumps and wood debris littered the landscape. Livestock grazing also took its toll. John Muir toured the region with members of the National Forest Commission and advocated for the protection and preservation of the high country. Based on the Commission's report, President Cleveland established the San Jacinto Forest Reserve in 1897 More robust protection came in 1927 when a Forest Service game refuge was created to regulate the hunting of deer.
It took another 10 years to arrive at a true wilderness designation. In 1937 the Federal Government, the California State Park Commission, and local officials collaborated to permanently protect the region. This land was designated the Mount San Jacinto State Park and set aside as a wilderness area. Later, adjacent Federal land was designated the San Jacinto Wilderness. The result was permanent protection of nearly all of San Jacinto's high country.
33° 48.778′ N, 116° 38.324′ W. Marker is near Palm Springs, California, in Riverside County. Marker can be reached from Tram Way. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palm Springs CA 92262, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
