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Wildlife

Do not feed wild animals. They will associate humans with food and may become aggressive pests. Juvenile animals may never learn normal foraging behavior, instead becoming dependent on handouts that are not part of their natural diets. Wild animals may also congregate in unnaturally high numbers, which might increase chances of disease transmission.

Conservation

WITH LITTLE MONEY ALLOCATED for maintenance, the US Forest Service is unable to devote much attention to trails within the Ventana and Silver Peak Wildernesses. Fortunately, groups of dedicated volunteers have taken responsibility for rebuilding trail networks and caring for this backcountry that belongs to us all. Many of these volunteers work for the following listed conservation groups, grass-roots organizations dedicated to protecting, preserving, enhancing, and restoring public lands within the Santa Lucia Range.

Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children … let us turn to them and say, “This you inherit: Guard it well, for it is far more precious than money … and once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.”