Wildlife Conservation Board grants $590,000 for McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest project

SAN FRANCISCO (6/7/18) – On May 24th, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) of California’s Department of Fish & Wildlife awarded a $590,000 grant to Pacific Forest Trust’s McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest project, completing the funding needed to conserve this outstanding working forest property.

Protecting working forests benefits both people and wildlife, yielding ongoing forest-based jobs while restoring and conserving habitat for more than a dozen species of wildlife and fish. McCloud Soda Springs is a 1400-acre property that is home to a variety of wildlife, including beavers, black bears, deer, mountain lions, willow flycatchers, northern goshawks, and brook, brown, and rainbow trout. It’s also notable for its springs that provide clear, cold water to the renowned McCloud River which supplies Lake Shasta reservoir, sustaining farms and cities as far away as Los Angeles and San Diego.

The project will ensure long-term protection to Soda Spring as well as Boy Scout Springs, two large spring complexes that feed Squaw Valley Creek, a major tributary to the McCloud River. Find out more: Download the factsheet.