Pine Hill Preserve Area of Critical Environmental Concern

The Pine Hill Preserve is a cooperative conservation effort among 10 federal, state, and local entities to protect the habitat of eight rare plant species. The Preserve lands and the adjacent Kanaka Valley, located approximately 30 miles east of Sacramento, consist of 4,940 acres of federal, state and county lands. About 70% of the Preserve lands have dense clusters of rare plants within an area designated for the recovery of five federally listed rare plants. The BLM manages these lands where about 10% of the California Native flora is represented.

Pine Hill Preserve is home to a collection of eight rare plant species. Four of the plant species that grow in the Pine Hill Preserve are endemic, which means they grow nowhere else in the world. One species is nearly endemic, with only a few plants found elsewhere. This assemblage of rare plants is part of a unique community confined to soils known as the Rescue soils, named after the nearby community of Rescue, CA.

1. El Dorado bedstraw
2. Pine Hill Ceanothus
3. Pine Hill Flannelbush
4. Stebbins' morning-glory
5. Layne's butterweed
6. Red Hill soaproot
7. El Dorado mule-ears
8. Bisbee Peak rush-rose

• Visit Pine Hill Preserve Webpage to view photos and descriptions of these rare plants

Become a Volunteer at the Pine Hill Preserve ACEC

• Visit Pine Hill Preserve partnership webpage

Hunting and Shooting Info:

• No target shooting
• No closure, but we discourage hunting because of minimal public access and the high density of people and homes surrounding the parcels (Lotus & Cameron Park parcels)

NOTE: All California game species are regulated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Rules, regulations, and seasons are controlled by CDFW, and it is the hunter's responsibility to verify and comply with proper species, seasons, zones, regulations, and legal location if hunting on public lands.

FGC 3004 — It is unlawful for any person to hunt or discharge while hunting, any firearm or other deadly weapon within 150 yards of any occupied dwelling house, residence, or other building or any barn or other outbuilding used in connection therewith. The 150 yard area is a "Safety Zone."

Helpful Links:

• Where to Shoot
• California Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting on Public Lands, BLM California

Return To: BLM, Mother Lode Field Office