
KNLT Seeks Conservation Field Technician
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust is seeking applications for a Conservation Manager to join our Wildlands Team.

Kentucky Natural Lands Trust is seeking applications for a Conservation Manager to join our Wildlands Team.

Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) is proud to announce the establishment of the Limestone Gap Preserve on Pine Mountain. The 204-acre preserve is on the north face of the mountain and safeguards the viewshed of the City of Pineville.

Kentucky-based artist Lina Tharsing shares the story and process behind the her painting, Ancient Forest, created for KNLT’s mid-year appeal.

KNLT held our annual artists’ retreat in 2024, hosting a new group of artists for an immersive experiential weekend of learning in the wildlands of Central Appalachia.

Have you heard of the Endow Kentucky tax credit? Many Kentuckians are not familiar with this program that helps donors and businesses reduce their tax

The 290-acre Robert and Cora Carmical Addition expands Salt Trace Gap Preserve to 3,110 acres, protecting forested habitat at the headwaters of the Cumberland River.

Your contributions, alongside thousands of people and partners, have made our conservation successes possible. Please continue to support this wild mission, for today and for the future.

KNLT is pleased to introduce Wildlands Legacy Society member Dr. Kenneth Smith of Middlesboro, Ky. Dr. Smith joined the society in 2024 when he made a commitment to support the wildlands conservation mission of KNLT through a gift in his will.

Early this winter KNLT safeguarded more wildlands along Pine Mountain in Letcher County. The 402-acre Karen Wilder Addition expands Hurricane Gap Preserve to 836 acres

Dear Friends of KNLT, Place is of importance to all species. How we think about, and even talk about, a place influences how we treat

Kentucky Natural Lands Trust celebrates a year of wins for wildlands.

KNLT has been working with federal, state and nonprofit partners on bat conservation efforts.

KNLT returned to hosting our annual artists’ retreat last fall with a weekend exploring the wildlands of Central Appalachia.

Author and illustrator Arwen Donahue shares the story behind the artwork she created for KNLT’s spring fundraising appeal.

Two longtime KNLT supporters – Jerry & Amy Scrogham – share why they committed to monthly donations as part of the Wildlands Sustainers program.

The 173-acre W.F. Howard Addition expands Salt Trace Gap Preserve to 2,820 acres, protecting forested habitat at the headwaters of the Cumberland River.

Twenty years after a strange encounter on Pine Mountain, KNLT Board Member Marc Evans finally found someone else who shared his experience. This is the story of the flying snakes of Knobby Rock.

Over the last two years, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust has partnered with the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves to treat Eastern Hemlocks against an invasive pest that threatens the survival of this keystone species.