Ted Yednock purchased the
property last year and immediately began investigating the idea of donating
a conservation easement. The remote and wild aspects of the property are
so unique in California that he wanted to ensure the property would always
stay the same. The federal tax benefits that come
from the charitable gift of extinguishing development rights on special properties
were also important to the new owner.
The property is about one
mile from the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area and the recently preserved
Cedar Hills property to the north. It is surrounded
by Bureau of Land Management property on three sides and consists of undisturbed
alkali dune scrub and scattered juniper trees that are habitat for many species
of wildlife.
The Eastern Sierra Land
Trust was granted the conservation easement and will work with the landowner
to ensure that the special values found on the land are preserved for future
generations. This is the second project to be completed
in the ESLT Mono Basin Program.
Thanks to all of our members for supporting our work
to permanently preserve incredible properties like this one in our beloved
Eastern Sierra!
Happy New Year!
Karen Ferrell-Ingram