San Juan Preservation Trust announces purchase of the Ihiya Biological Preserve
Posted February 26, 2022 at 3:55 pm by Jeff Arnim
The 33-acre Ihiya Biological Preserve, located off Wold Road on Kiehl Road, is now under management by the San Juan Preservation Trust.
Located alongside the protected Trout Lake watershed, the preserve is home to a branch of False Creek and includes a mix of forest, wetlands, and rocky balds.
Ihiya was first formed as a nonprofit organization by a group of neighbors in 2018, consisting of two connected, undeveloped parcels of land. To help ensure its long-term protection, and to offset part of the land acquisition costs, a conservation easement was sold to the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank in April 2020.
The title to the land ended up in the hands of the Preservation Trust in December of last year after the Ihiya nonprofit worked with SJPT to negotiate the sale of the property. The Land Bank easement will remain in place.
Going forward, SJPT aims to maintain the preserve’s existing loop trail, promote nature-based learning for local school and indigenous groups on the site, and allow it to be used as a location for community science projects. It remains open to the public for daytime use.
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