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The Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located west of Red Bluff in the state of California. Created by the Wilderness Act of 1964, the land area was originally . The wilderness area was enlarged by the California Wilderness Act of 1984, and again by the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2006, for a present total of .〔(Wilderness.net – Acreage Breakdown ) Wilderness.net data page on acreage of Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Wilderness. Retrieved 9-5-08.〕 Most of it (172,998 acres) is managed by the US Forest Service and is within several national forest boundaries which are: Mendocino, Shasta–Trinity and Six Rivers national forests. The balance of is on Bureau of Land Management land. The name is from the Wintun Native American language and means "snow-covered high peak". Elevations range from to 〔(United States Geological Survey Feature Detail Report )〕 at Mount Linn. ==History== In 1927 Chief Forester William Greeley directed the district supervisors to study and recommend areas in the forests suitable for a new classification as "wilderness". By 1929 fourteen areas in the California Region 5 forests were proposed for this designation. The regulations for wilderness areas, known as the L-20, became – with modifications by Secretary of Agriculture James Jardine – the management policy for these areas. The L-20 Regulations used the term "primitive areas" with the purpose stated as to:
Of the three new "primitive areas" located in northern California, the Middle Eel–Yolla Bolla Primitive Area was the largest at . The size was reduced to in 1931. By the close of 1932 California had eighteen new primitive areas protecting .〔Godfrey, p 219〕 Federal protection was given when this area became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, created by the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Wilderness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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