SPYROCK RESERVE
The 5,832-acre Spyrock Reserve has five miles of frontage on the National Wild and Scenic Eel River in Mendocino County. Spyrock draws its name from the 540-foot conical rock towering over the river’s eastern shore. The habitat is a mosaic of white oak, live oak, maple and bay laurel woodlands, grasslands, clustered stands of fir. From classic white oak savanna, dramatic rock outcroppings, and two year-round creeks roams abundant wildlife including deer, bears, mountain lions and bobcats. Bald eagles, osprey, and Pacific pond turtles can be seen along the river. Anadromous fish species include Chinook and the endangered Coho salmon as well as steelhead trout.
Spyrock is the first acquisition of The Wildlands Conservancy’s Eel River Emerald Necklace which envisions a system of preserves stretching 110 miles from Spyrock Reserve to our Eel River Estuary Preserve, each spaced within a day’s kayak trip apart.
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RESERVE ACCESS
Access is limited to rafting and kayaking from upstream put ins.
CONSERVATION OUTCOMES
The Wildlands Conservancy purchased this property to pre-empt the ever-increasing conversion of wild lands into graded pads for cannabis green houses and to help protect the 75 mammal species and over 400 bird species found in the watershed. Over 90 percent of the Eel River’s main stem is unprotected private property. Wildlands’ land-based conservation will bring a strong voice for protecting this National Wild and Scenic treasure.