Diversity of topography and geology provide excellent habitat for a wide variety of botanical species . The '' Kalmiopsis leachiana '' plant was discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leech in the Gold Basin area . The plant is a relict of the pre-ice age and the oldest member of the '' Ericaceae '' Family , and is the namesake of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness . In 2002 , the nearly Biscuit Fire burned the entire wilderness area . The environment has changed dramatically and provides a unique opportunity to observe a natural response to fire disturbance through plant succession , erosional and depositional occurrences and changed habitat for flora and fauna
Biscuit Fire
Biscuit Fire
Kalmiopsis Wilderness