Sapphire Wilderness Study Area on Google Earth

In an effort to familiarize people with the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area, Wildlands CPR created a virtual tour that follows two popular trails within the WSA: the Chain of Lakes Trail #39, and part of Tr. #313 following the border between the Bitterroot and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.

When the Sapphire WSA was established in 1977, these were single track trails that now have become double track routes either through continued use, or in the case of Tr.#39, purposely widened by the Forest Service to accommodate off-road vehicles. 

We now have two versions of the tour, one with pictures and one without; the latter can be viewed on our Video page by clicking here. 

For folks who wish to see a version with pictures from past monitoring efforts, we have provided the Goolge Earth file with instructions on our Resources page that you can find by clicking here.  

These new resources will help with our efforts to protect the Sapphire WSA during the ongoing Bitterroot Travel Planning process; enjoy!