The Land Bank is leading a guided walk on the Cady Mountain Preserve on San Juan Island, Saturday, May 5 to provide islanders with the opportunity to see spring wildflowers and the ongoing Garry oak habitat restoration work.

For over ten years private land owners on Cady Mountain have been voluntarily enhancing, maintaining, and restoring remnant Garry oak prairie habitat, largely through the support of a series of federal grants. Thom Pence, a retired U.S. Forest Service forester, provided the instigation and ongoing inspiration for the project.

The Land Bank joined these neighbors’ efforts in 2004 and has performed restoration work on approximately two acres of this rare habitat to date.  Work has been performed by a variety of individual volunteers and groups including the Friday Harbor Chapter of Soroptomists International and Friday Harbor High School students working on community projects.

RSVP is required as space will be limited on this tour.  Participants should be in good physical condition as the walk will occur off-trail and occasionally over challenging terrain.

To RSVP call the Land Bank office, 378-4402 or visit www.co.san-juan.wa.us/land_bank/options.html.