View the Future holds conservation easements on four properties.
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The Kittel Easement (2005, 27.34 acres)
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Gerdemann Garden & Public Trail Easement (2011, 3.5 acres)
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Bryan Property easement (2014, 4.5 acres)
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Statler Property easement (2021, 1 acre)
Scott Property Purchase (2016, < .3 acre) (Easement held by Oregon Coast Community Forest Association
The Kittel Easement
In 2005-2006, a conservation easement was created on 27.34 acres of forested headland owned by Joanne and Norman Kittel. This easement forever protects a Spruce forest viewshed from being logged. It also has a half-mile of public trail called the Amanda Trail that provides dramatic views of gull and sea lion rookeries and the Pacific. The Trail easement is under the State Parks & Recreation Department and connects to the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area to the South.
The Amanda statue and trail are part of the Oregon Coast Trail.
Gerdemann Garden & Public Trail Easement
Jim Gerdeman, a botanist, plant pathologist, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois, and his wife Janice, a retired teacher, developed and nurtured a unique botanical garden just north of Yachats.
Rhododendrons, many not commonly cultivated in Oregon, grow beneath native spruce and shore pine. Native flowers such as trillium, bleeding heart, and western lily are encouraged and Jim has hybridized and named several new plants.
The Gerdemann Botanical Preserve guarantees that this treasure of biological diversity and profound serenity will always be preserved. The conservation easement also provides a public hiking trail through the Preserve that is accessed via the Ya’Xaik Trail.
View the Future has established a garden maintenance endowment in 2011 to provide a sustainable maintenance program. If you are interested in helping to preserve this remarkable site, donations are tax-deductible. (View diagram of the garden. )
Bryan Property Easement (2014)
View the Future partnered with Lincoln County’s Land Legacy Program and Lincoln County to protect 4.3 acres between highway 101 and the 804 trail north of the Overleaf Lodge so that it will remain a natural area forever.
The Statler Property Easement (2021)
7.02 acres located on Yachats River Road. Conservation Agreement filed to prevent road construction in perpetuity. The property borders the uncut portion of the Riggs’ property which fronts the east side of Salmon Creek, one of the City of Yachats’ two sources of drinking water. The easement will preclude any third private party from building a road through Statler property to reach other private properties such as Riggs helping to protect one of Yachats’ water sources.
Scott Property Purchase (2016)
Adjoins the Northeast corner of the Gerdemann garden. A .36-acre site, this property is now owned by View the Future to preserve its middle growth spruce and hemlock but also to protect part of the Gerdemann Botanical Preserve’s delicate botanicals from the harsh north winds if it were to be clear-cut. to assure its preservation, View the Future entered into a partnership with the Oregon Coast Community Forest Association which is the holder of the conservation easement.