"Headwaters Forest Reserve" by Bureau of Land Management California , mark/1.0
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The Headwaters Forest Reserve is a group of old growth coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) groves, comprising about 7,472 acres (30.24 km2).
The Reserve was established in 1999 after a decade-long grassroots effort to protect the world’s last unprotected, intact, old-growth redwood forest ecosystem. Several threatened species call the Reserve home, including coho salmon, the northern spotted owl, and the marbled murrelet. Deep in the heart of the Headwaters, old-growth forest is the beginnings or headwaters of the South Fork Elk River and Salmon Creek. This is how the area got its name.
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Visitor Map of Headwaters Forest Reserve in California. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Vintage 1958 USGS 1:250000 map of Eureka in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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Common Plants at Headwaters Forest Reserve (FR) in California. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Brochure for Freshwater Fishing in California. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).