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 […]
Reaccreditation Notification 2020
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) is pleased to announce it is applying for renewal of accreditation through the Land Trust Alliance Accreditation Commission. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of […]
Laden Trail Preserve Expanded
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) has protected an additional 83 acres of the Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor expanding the Laden Trail Preserve in Harlan County. The newly protected wildlands are on the south face of the mountain adjacent to Kentenia State Forest and near the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Initially established in 2019, the preserve […]
KNLT Establishes the Granshire Branch Preserve in Whitley County
In late December, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) protected another 127 acres creating the Granshire Branch Preserve on Pine Mountain in Whitley County. The preserve lies within one of the most remote regions of the Commonwealth and builds upon our conservation efforts along Laurel Fork over the last decade. The newly protected wildlands are adjacent […]
Annual Report 2019
KNLT had a very productive year working to protect, connect and restore wildlands. The following are a few highlights from 2019: – KNLT established the Laden Trail Preserve in Harlan County adjacent the Pine Mountain Settlement School and Kentenia State Forest. Read More>>> – KNLT contributed to the Wildlands Network’s recently released conservation plan titled […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
KNLT Adds 353 Acres to The Narrows Preserve on Pine Mountain
KNLT recently purchased 353 acres of key conservation land on Pine Mountain near Pineville in Bell County. The two tracts acquired protect unique habitats that harbor a diversity of plant and animal life, including the endemic Icebox Cave Beetle found nowhere else on Earth. These acquisitions kept this beetle off the endangered species list. These […]
Annual Report 2016
KNLT had another very productive year with many conservation victories to celebrate. The following are a few highlights from 2016. – The acquisition of 2,050 acres outside of Pineville establishing The Narrows Preserve, a key link in the Great Eastern Trail. Read More – The protection of 651 acres between Pineville and Harlan in Bell […]
KNLT Recognized for Its Public-Private Partnerships
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) received the 2016 Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary’s Award last week in recognition of the organization’s land conservation efforts and partnerships with state government and other organizations. A statement from the Cabinet said it was recognizing KNLT for its more than two decade commitment to preserving Kentucky’s diminishing natural places […]
KNLT Protects Another 651 Acres of the Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor
KNLT recently acquired three tracts of forestland totaling 651 acres along Pine Mountain in Bell County. The tracts contain a diversity of unique habitats and add to the critically important conservation lands that are already a part of the Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor. Over the last year nearly 4,000 acres of forests in Bell and […]
Blanton Forest Added to the Old-Growth Forest Network
KNLT is excited to announce that on May 20, 2016 Blanton Forest was added to the Old-Growth Forest Network, a growing alliance dedicated to the preservation of unique and beautiful native forests across the U.S. KNLT formed in 1995 to protect the old-growth forest that is now Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve. Our efforts have […]
KNLT Protects One of the Most Important & Largest Tracts on Pine Mountain
KNLT recently purchased 2,050 acres of Pine Mountain near Pineville in Bell County establishing The Narrows Preserve. Pine Mountain is home to thousands of species of plants and animals, some found nowhere else in the entire world. It represents an important migratory route for neotropical migrant birds and monarch butterflies, as well as many other […]