In the Coyote Fire the trees burned down, but were replanted in 1966 by the Sierra Club. In 1970, Hobart Skofield sold the upper  of the canyon for $150,000, less than half of its value, to be made into a wilderness park, the Rattlesnake Canyon Wilderness Area.
In the Coyote Fire, the trees suffered, but were revitalized in 1966 by the Sierra Club. Subsequently, in 1970, Hobart Skofield sold a considerable section of the canyon to create Rattlesnake Canyon Wilderness Area for $150,000.