The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel recently reacquired more than 1,000 acres of its ancestral land in San Diego County, the tribe announced Tuesday.
The historic deal returned 1,107 acres of land on the eastern side of the Volcan Mountains, the tribe wrote in a news release. The property is about 45 miles east of San Diego, close to the town of Julian and directly adjacent to the Iipay Nation’s existing Santa Ysabel Reservation.
The returned land supports a mix of habitats, including oak woodland, native grassland and mixed hardwood and conifer forest. It’s home to several protected and endangered species, including the golden eagle and arroyo toad…