Bridgeport, CA....With the signing of the Omnibus Land Management Act of 2009, the Bridgeport Ranger District on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest has additional responsibilities. The act designated most, but not all, of the land that was recommended as additions to the Hoover Wilderness. The largest portions of these new additions include the headwaters of the West Walker River, a beautiful area with many high mountain lakes between Yosemite National Park, the Emigrant Wilderness, and the original Hoover Wilderness. This new designation includes large portions of both the west and east additions; the wilderness has more than doubled in size, from 39,094 acres to 99,744 acres.....
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