vultures hope to scavenge. Possible nature reserve There is currently a movement to establish a nature reserve on the lower Yuba River, which would include portions of the Yuba Goldfields. However, sorting out the land issue could take years. Creating a reserve would also require a large amount of money, but the aggregate could cover much if not all of that. , discussions were still ongoing, with the latest proposal being a habitat restoration project led by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. References External links The end of hydraulic mining in California Yuba Goldfields Public Access Map (PDF), Bureau of Land Management Chapman University's "California's Golden Parks" video archive of Huell Howser visiting the Yuba Goldfields in 2005 Geography of Yuba County, California California Gold Rush History of the Sierra Nevada (United States) History of Yuba County, California Yuba River