Nevada Wilderness Areas

In 1989 the U.S. Government enacted the Nevada Wilderness Bill, expanding the one existing Wilderness Area (Jarbidge) and creating thirteen new areas. The estimated total of 733,400 acres (296,800 ha) was over eleven times the area that had previously been under wilderness protection. The following Wilderness Areas were expanded or designated in the Humboldt National Forest: The following Wilderness Areas were designated in the Toiyabe National Forest:

Nevada Wilderness Areas

In 1989 the U.S. Government enacted the Nevada Wilderness Bill, expanding the one existing Wilderness Area (Jarbidge) and creating thirteen new areas. The estimated total of 733,400 acres (296,800 ha) was over eleven times the area that had previously been under wilderness protection. The following Wilderness Areas were expanded or designated in the Humboldt National Forest: The following Wilderness Areas were designated in the Toiyabe National Forest: