HISTORY
Land acquisition for Kiesha’s Preserve began with the purchase of the first 20 acres in 1993. Since that time additional land has been acquired, including in the Bear River Range in SE Idaho as well as in the Wyoming Range in SW Wyoming. Today, the Preserve is approaching 1,000 acres with 824 acres in the Idaho property set aside in a conservation easement to protect the land from development.
Going forward, as we acquire additional funding, more land will be purchased and set aside in conservation easements. This will ensure permanent protection of the Preserve and enable it to continue to provide essential fish and wildlife habitat as well as ecosystem services such as watershed protection to the surrounding communities.
KIESHA
Kiesha’s Preserve is named in the honor of Kiesha, an Akita who taught us how to look at nature through her eyes on many days spent in the field where she and her family carried our equipment and supplies.