Medicine Lake Highlands

Nestled within the Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, and Modoc National Forests of northeastern California, Sáttítla, also known as the Medicine Lake Highlands are a culturally significant, geologically unique, and life-sustaining region in need of greater protections. Protecting Sáttítla as a national monument would conserve over 200,000 acres of forested land sacred to numerous Tribes including the Pit River, Modoc, Shasta, Karuk, and Wintu. Located just 30 miles east of Mt. Shasta, this landscape contains vital headwater and freshwater resources that are critical for providing water to millions of Califronians.   

Geothermal power plants, utility lines, clear cutting of the forest, and hydraulic fracturing continue to be a threat to the sacredness and ecological importance of the Medicine Lake Highlands’ lands and waters. The risks associated with these energy projects not only threaten the cultural and historic Tribal resources and uses of the land, but they also put the water and wildlife at risk.