AmeriCorps NCCC Partnership Continues
Altitude Fatigue, Changing Leaves & Near Constant Motion Sickness by Jared Foster AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Delta 2 Team Altitude fatigue, changing leaves and near constant motion sickness – this is how AmeriCorps NCCC Delta 2 Team started their time with the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust. Little did they know what the next four […]
Fall Artists’ Retreat 2019
Since 2015 KNLT has been partnering with artists to advance the protection of wildlands. We held our eighth artists retreat on Pine Mountain last fall with a wonderfully creative group bringing the total number of retreat attendees to over 150 since we launched the program. The retreat offers an immersive weekend and engages artists in […]
KNLT Establishes the Laden Trail Preserve on Pine Mountain
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) has acquired 376 acres on the north face of Pine Mountain establishing the Laden Trail Preserve. The land is in Harlan County near the Pine Mountain Settlement School and is adjacent to Kentenia State Forest. The preserve protects key contiguous forest that is habitat for the thousands of species that […]
Blazing Trails & Planting Trees on Pine Mountain
by Mequeil Huggar AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Coast 4 Team AmeriCorps NCCC Coast 4 team spent their last round in Harlan, Kentucky helping out Pine Mountain Settlement School and Kentucky Natural Lands Trust. The team Coast 4 is made of 8 members all from different parts of the United States ranging from California all […]
Golden Eagles in the Bernheim-Fort Knox Wildlands Corridor
KNLT’s work to protect the Bernheim-Fort Knox Wildlands Corridor is providing key habitat for golden eagles. Researchers have been monitoring two eagles, Harper & Athena, to learn more about how they’re using and navigating the landscape. The pair of golden eagles are using Bernheim as their overwintering base and have also been utilizing the surrounding […]
Mountaintop Air, Snow Filled Trees, & Log Cabin Living
by Rachel Gruebel AmeriCorps NCCC River 5 Team Mountaintop air, snow filled trees, and log cabin living. This is how the River 5 team started their time on Pine Mountain on November 26th. River 5 arrived to Kentucky straight from a disaster relief deployment; they supported the Hurricane Florence disaster response efforts in Bennettsville, South […]
Annual Report 2018
KNLT had another productive year working to protect, connect and restore wildlands. The following are a few highlights from 2018. – KNLT is working on a suite of conservation projects that further connects Pine Mountain Settlement School and Kentenia State Forest, preserving thousands of acres of contiguous forests. – KNLT was honored with the opportunity […]
Fall Artists’ Retreat 2018
KNLT held our annual artists’ retreat last fall on Pine Mountain. The retreat brought together an eclectic group of artists with different disciplines from various geographies to engage them in our Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor project. KNLT held the retreat at the Pine Mountain Settlement School and took attendees on a hike at Bad Branch […]
A Force of Nature: E. Lucy Braun
A Force for Nature: Lucy Braun is a newly released one-hour documentary about the life and legacies of E. Lucy Braun (1888-1971), one of the foremost ecologists in American history. KNLT is pleased to have played a small part in the film and is honored to be one of the many contributors. The documentary covers […]
Remembering KNLT Co-Founder Tom Dupree, Sr.
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust is celebrating the life of Tom Dupree, Sr., one of Kentucky’s greatest conservation supporters, who passed away last week. Tom Dupree, Sr. was a founding board member of KNLT and supported our efforts to preserve Kentucky’s wildlands for more than two decades. He was an early supporter of KNLT’s partnership with […]
KNLT Establishes the Henry Bowlin Preserve on Pine Mountain
KNLT recently received a very generous donation of family land from Robert and (the late) Dolores Mackey of Corbin. The land, known as the Henry Bowlin Preserve, is located just outside of Frakes on the Bell County and Whitley County line. It was named in memory of Mrs. Mackey’s grandfather, a figure who was well […]
Wildlands Conservation Commitment Continues with Planned Leadership Transition
By Marc Evans, KNLT Board Chair Kentucky Natural Lands Trust is rooted in sound conservation science, as well as passion and creativity. An intrepid and committed group of conservation-minded friends founded KNLT in 1995 with a determination to help save Kentucky’s largest remaining tract of old growth forest – actions that launched one of the […]
Annual Report 2017
KNLT had an amazing year with many conservation victories to celebrate. The following are a few highlights from 2017. – KNLT protected nearly 2,000 additional acres on Pine Mountain near Cumberland, Kentucky creating three new preserves: Line Fork Preserve, Hurricane Gap Preserve and Kingdom Come Preserve. Read More – KNLT purchased and protected a 353-acre […]
AmeriCorps NCCC Team River 50 Serves on Pine Mountain
by Jaclyn Ermoyan AmeriCorps NCCC Class 24 Corps Member, River 50 Media Representative Black bear sighting, mountaintop hiking, and log cabin living. This is how composite team River 50 started their time together on November 21st. The team served with Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) in Harlan, KY, for four weeks to assist in trail […]
Pine Mountain & the High Line
We were honored to be highlighted as part of Wild Open Spaces: Re-envisioning Public Lands from Harlan County to the High Line, a talk held in late November in New York City. Bronx painter, Rebecca Allan, attended KNLT’s artists’ retreat earlier this year and was so moved by Pine Mountain and our work that she […]
Fall Artists’ Retreat 2017
KNLT held our fall artists’ retreat on Pine Mountain in mid-October. We brought together an eclectic group of artists with different disciplines from various geographies to engage them in our Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor project. The retreat was held at the Pine Mountain Settlement School and included an outing to Bad Branch State Nature Preserve […]
KNLT Protects 2,000 Acres of Pine Mountain Creating Three New Preserves
KNLT has purchased nearly 2,000 additional acres on Pine Mountain near Cumberland, Kentucky creating three new preserves: Line Fork Preserve, Hurricane Gap Preserve and Kingdom Come Preserve. The preserves are located primarily along the north face of Pine Mountain in Harlan and Letcher counties and protect important terrestrial and subterranean habitats for many species including […]
Trail Camera: Bear & Three Cubs
KNLT has been documenting wildlife on Pine Mountain with trail cameras similar to the one found on https://feedthatgame.com/bushnell-wireless-trail-camera/. The cameras are placed in strategic locations and have resulted into some wonderful photos and videos. This fall we captured footage of an American black bear mother and her three cubs near Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve. […]