$5.5m grant from Wildlife Conservation Board supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

$5.5m grant from Wildlife Conservation Board supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

LOYALTON, Calif. – On Thursday, the California Wildlife Conservation Board awarded $5.5 million to the Wášiw-šiw Land Trust to support the purchase of 10,274 acres in the Washoe tribal homelands. The property, which is located northeast of Lake Tahoe and approximately 20 miles north of Reno, encompasses a vast natural landscape known for its outstanding wildlife habitat. The acreage is largely surrounded by public lands managed by the California…