Land Conservation and Stewardship

From the 1850’s into the 1970’s mercury ore was mined in the upper Cache Creek and Putah Creek watersheds. Mercury mined in this region was used throughout much of the Sierra Nevada in the gold mining process. Mercury amalgamates small particles of gold. Heating later separates the gold from the mercury. Tuleyome is implementing throughout 2016-2018 a $2.4 million dollar grant by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) to address drainage waters from the Corona and Twin Peaks Mines in northwest Napa County.

The Knoxville Management Area provides OHV users with wonderful views of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Tuleyome is leading a pair of projects to reduce erosion, improve water quality, improve access and recreational opportunities, and protect cultural resources in Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument’s Knoxville Management Area. 

Tuleyome is in the process of submitting a preliminary grant application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Division, to improve portions of the Hunting Creek Trail in the Bureau of Land Management's Knoxville Management Area.