Over 10,000 Acres Sold to Washoe Tribe

More than 10,000 acres of land north of Lake Tahoe have been officially transferred to the Washoe Tribe, marking the largest tribal land return in the Sierra Nevada and the third largest in California.

The Wasi-siw Land Trust completed the purchase of 10,274 acres northeast of Lake Tahoe, roughly 20 miles north of Reno. Formerly known as the Loyalton Ranch, the trust bought the land for long-term conservation with a $5.5 million grant from the California Wildlife Conservation and additional private donations, totaling $6.9 million.

The newly acquired land primarily borders public lands managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, spanning the mountain range from Long Valley in the east to Sierra Valley in the west.