KNLT Highlights: 2023 Year In Review
Thanks to your partnership Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) continues to protect, connect and restore wildlands in the Commonwealth. Here are a few highlights from 2023: —KNLT protected 2,200 acres of wildlands that safeguard vital forests and headwater streams in Appalachian Kentucky. We had several notable acquisitions, including the Queen Maggie Bailey Addition to the […]
KNLT Expands to Cumberland Mountain with Panther Gap
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) is proud to announce the establishment of the Panther Gap Preserve on Cumberland Mountain. The 426-acre preserve on the north face of the mountain is named in honor of the mountain lions that once called Kentucky home but were driven from the state and disappeared from the Eastern United States […]
Warbler Ridge Queen Maggie Bailey Addition
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) is proud to announce the Queen Maggie Bailey Addition to Warbler Ridge Preserve. The 89-acre tract expands the preserve to 3,324 acres. The addition, on the north slope of Pine Mountain, in Letcher County, is a link in the planned route of the Great Eastern Trail, a contemporary to the […]
Warbler Ridge Expands to Over 3,200 Acres
Wildlands News: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected more wildlands on Pine Mountain through a land purchase in Harlan County. The 42-acre John L. Creech addition expands the Warbler Ridge Preserve to 3,236 acres, protecting forested habitat at the headwaters of the Cumberland River. “The John L. Creech heirs are grateful to KNLT for working […]
Laurel Gap Preserve Expands
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected new wildlands in Whitley County this summer with the Davis addition to the Laurel Gap Preserve. The recently safeguarded 36-acres expands KNLT’s preserve to more than 300 acres. The new tract, on the south face of the Pine Mountain, secures important forested habitat at the headwaters of the Cumberland River. […]
Gift of Land Expands Warbler Ridge
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected more wildlands on Pine Mountain through a land donation in Harlan County. The 29-acre Bettie Lewis Noe addition expands Warbler Ridge Preserve to 3,195 acres and protects additional wildlands at the headwaters of the Cumberland River. For more than 25 years, KNLT has worked to safeguard Pine Mountain, a biodiverse and climate […]
Warbler Ridge Expansion for Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, KNLT is pleased to announce the Lliam Sumpter addition to the Warbler Ridge Preserve. KNLT recently protected this 65-acre tract on Pine Mountain in Harlan County. The tract safeguards vital wildlands and expands the preserve to 3,166 acres. The Lliam Sumpter tract has important forest habitat utilized by some of the […]
Warbler Ridge Expands To Over 3,100 Acres
Wildlands News: In late December, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected another 54 acres of wildlands along Pine Mountain in Harlan County. The tract expands the Warbler Ridge Preserve to 3,101 acres and links multiple state lands to form 9,000 acres of contiguous protected wildlands. Along with protecting essential forested habitat that sustains a diversity of plant […]
2022 Year In Review
Thanks to your partnership we’ve had another great year protecting, connecting and restoring wildlands in the Commonwealth. The following are a few highlights from 2022: – KNLT protected 2,100 acres of wildlands adding landscape connectivity and resiliency across Kentucky. We had several notable Pine Mountain acquisitions include establishing Laurel Gap Preserve, expanding Salt Trace Gap and safeguarding wildlands next […]
KNLT Protects Wildlands Near Blanton Forest
This fall, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected an additional 68 acres of wildlands along Pine Mountain in Harlan County. The mountain is home to towering forests over 100 feet tall that provide habitat for thousands of plants and animals, some of them found nowhere else on the planet. The newly acquired land contributes to a […]
Laurel Gap Preserve Established
Wildlands News: We are celebrating Earth Day with the announcement of our newest preserve. Earlier this spring KNLT protected 269 acres of wildlands establishing the Laurel Gap Preserve on Pine Mountain in Whitley County. The new preserve is within one of the most remote stretches of the mountain along the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. Laurel Gap […]
Salt Trace Gap Preserve Expands
Wildlands News: Over the winter Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected an additional 431 acres of wildlands on Pine Mountain in Harlan County. KNLT worked with a local family and a regional company to acquire two separate tracts of land that expanded its Salt Trace Gap Preserve to 2,391 acres. The newly safeguarded wildlands protect […]
Warbler Ridge Expands to Over 3,000 Acres
Wildlands News: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) has been working with a diverse group of landowners along Pine Mountain for decades. Over the last few years, a series of five KNLT acquisitions in Harlan and Letcher counties established the Warbler Ridge Preserve which now protects 3,045 acres of vital forested habitat, headwater streams and links […]
Annual Report 2021
Wildlands News: Thanks to your partnership we’ve had another very productive year protecting, connecting and restoring wildlands. The following are a few highlights from 2021: – KNLT protected over 500 acres on Pine Mountain in Harlan County, expanding the Warbler Ridge Preserve to 2,935 acres. We’ve protected an additional 300 acres along the mountain in […]
Wildlands Added to Warbler Ridge
Wildlands News: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) has protected an additional 340 acres of wildlands on Pine Mountain in Harlan County. The tract expands the Warbler Ridge Preserve to 2,935 acres and links multiple state lands to form 9,000 acres of contiguous protected wildlands. The newly acquired south face land safeguards known forest habitat for […]
Warbler Ridge Preserve Expands
Wildlands News: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected an additional 139 acres on Pine Mountain in Harlan County near Cumberland, Kentucky. The Henry and Delia Blanton Creech Addition to Warbler Ridge Preserve adds to land protected by KNLT in 2017 and 2020 bringing the preserve to 2,595 acres. This project builds upon the organization’s 25-year […]
Annual Report 2020
Wildlands News: This year marks KNLT’s 25th anniversary and a notable benchmark – together we have protected more than 50,000 acres of wildlands! Through the power of partnership, we have safeguarded wild places, from the mountains of Central Appalachia to the sloughs of the Mississippi River. The following are a few highlights from 2020: – […]
Warbler Ridge Preserve Established
Wildlands News: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected an additional 1,368 acres on Pine Mountain near Cumberland, Kentucky, establishing the Warbler Ridge Preserve. The preserve combines this newly acquired tract with land protected in 2017, creating our largest preserve totaling 2,456 acres. This is one of the most unique conservation projects in our history. This […]