Issaquah plans to dedicate 40 acres of woods to a former city councilmember Nov. 12.

Maureen McCarry, who the woods are being named for, played an instrumental role in acquiring the piece of wildlife habitat.

She stepped down in January after an ALS diagnosis.

The celebration includes a ribbon cutting ceremony at the end of Sierra Court Southwest, at the top of the Squak Mountain neighborhood, at 10 a.m.

The city acquired the land in 2007 as a part of the Cougar-Squak Mountains Wildlife Corridor project.

The acquisition not only preserved wildlife habitat, but also protected a segment of the Bullitt Fireplace Trail.

Mayor Ava Frisinger selected a citizen committee in July to name the woods.