Western Land Group, Inc. 

Public Lands Specialists

Snowcreek Land Exchange Completed

On February 2, 2005 the Snowcreek Land Exchange was successfully completed.  Under this exchange, 94 acres of National Forest System land, located in the Town of Mammoth Lakes, California, on the Inyo National Forest, was conveyed to Dempsey Investments Corporation in exchange for 1,950.85 acres of non-Federal lands in California including 152.89 acres in Lee Vining Canyon (one of the gateways to Yosemite National Park), and approximately 1,797.96 acres located in El Dorado and Placer Counties within the boundaries of the Eldorado and Tahoe National Forests.

The Snowcreek Land Exchange resulted in a net gain of 1,511.06 acres of lands having valuable resource attributes on the Eldorado National Forest within the Rubicon River drainage, approximately 287 acres of lands gained above the Middle Fork River on the Tahoe National Forest, and a net gain 58.89 acres of lands on the Inyo National Forest.  As stated in the Forest Service’s Decision conveyance of the 94 acre National Forest parcel in Mammoth Lakes eliminates “land from the National Forest System that is adjacent to urban uses and can be better used for community purposes as a golf course.  The Federal parcel proposed for exchange meets all of the criteria for disposal.  It is located within the boundaries of the Town of Mammoth Lakes (TML), the community has long supported the development of an additional golf facility, and it is consistent with the urban limits policy of the TML General Plan.”

Every land exchange is a challenge, and this one was certainly no exception.  For additional information, please feel free to contact Adam at apoe@westernlandgroup.com