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 […]
KNLT Earns National Recognition
KNLT has achieved accreditation – a mark of honor in land conservation. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awarded accreditation, signifying its confidence that KNLT lands will be protected forever. Accredited land trusts across the country have permanently conserved more than 15 million acres of farms, forests and natural areas that are vital to healthy, vibrant […]
Annual Report 2015
KNLT had a very productive 2015 with many conservation victories to celebrate. The following are a few highlights. – The acquisition of over 1,000 acres within the original Blanton Forest preserve design. This included 966 acres on the south face (highlighted in the report) and another 54 acres on the north face acquired at the […]
KNLT Protects Another Key Tract of Pine Mountain
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust recently protected another key tract of Pine Mountain with the purchase of 53 acres of pristine north face forest adjacent to Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve. The tract provides important fall “swarming habitat” for federally endangered Indiana and Northern long-eared bats, and offers key forest habitat for a wide array of […]
New Preserve Protects the Rare & Endemic Kentucky Glade Cress
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust (KNLT) has purchased 54 acres of conservation land in Bullitt County protecting the rare Kentucky glade cress, a tiny plant that is found nowhere else in the world except Bullitt and Jefferson counties. It is considered rare because of its limited range. KNLT Board Chairman Marc Evans discovered this population of […]
KNLT Protects an Additional 982 Acres of Pine Mountain
KNLT recently purchased 982 acres on the southern slope of Pine Mountain in Harlan County expanding our Salt Trace Gap preserve to 1,948 acres. This new tract of land is within the original preserve plan for Blanton Forest. KNLT negotiated the sale of this tract with two different generations of the family landowners. After 17 […]
Kentucky Dream, a New Coffee that Supports KNLT’s Work
In June 2015 Heine Brothers’ Coffee launched Kentucky Dream, a new blend of coffee that supports The Forecastle Foundation and their Kentucky conservation partners. KNLT is thrilled to be part of this partnership and applaud their commitment to support conservation efforts in Kentucky. Kentucky Dream, a fair-trade, 100 percent organic Nicaraguan coffee blend now available […]
Christina Lee Brown Receives the One Square Mile Award from KNLT
Christina Lee Brown of Louisville was recently presented with the One Square Mile Award by Kentucky Natural Lands Trust for her contributions to expand the protected areas on Pine Mountain in southeast Kentucky. The One Square Mile Award honors those who have made donations that meet the financial level needed to purchase a minimum of […]
Blanton Forest Expands with KNLT’s Help
The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) recently purchased 386 acres in Harlan County, which was dedicated as an addition to Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve during the commission’s March meeting. The tract was originally purchased by KNLT and held until it could be added to the state preserve. This addition connects two previously noncontiguous […]
KNLT & the Royal Visit
KNLT staff members were honored to have been included in the events held for the Royal visit to Louisville last week. Our staff had a unique opportunity to briefly discuss our work on Pine Mountain with Prince Charles. He asked several question and was particularly interested in knowing whether the Monarch butterflies use the mountain […]
KNLT Expands the Largest Conservation Effort in the Commowealth’s History
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, a statewide land trust, is working on the largest landscape conservation effort in the Commonwealth’s history with a campaign to protect thousands of additional acres on Pine Mountain. Fourteen projects covering more than 9,000 acres of significant natural areas are targeted, significantly furthering the goal of a large contiguous protected wildlife […]
Thomas Dupree, Sr. Receives KNLT’s One Square Mile Award
Thomas P. Dupree, Sr. of Lexington on Monday was presented with the One Square Mile Award by Kentucky Natural Lands Trust for his contributions to protect Blanton Forest on Pine Mountain in southeast Kentucky. The One Square Mile Award honors those who have made donations that meet the financial level needed to purchase 640 acres. […]
Forecastle Foundation Helps Protect Pine Mountain
We would like to thank the Forecastle Foundation for their continued support. We recently received a generous donation that will help in our efforts to protect land in our Pine Mountain Wildlands Corridor project, the largest conservation effort in Kentucky history. The foundation The Forecastle Foundation was established to rebuild the world’s natural awesome and […]
KNLT Protects Land Adjacent to Archer Benge SNP
In celebration of Earth Day, we are happy to announce that KNLT has purchased the first of several targeted conservation lands adjoining one of Kentucky’s most remote and wild areas, the Archer Benge State Nature Preserve. The state nature preserve covers 1,864 acres along the Laurel Fork in Whitley County and provides important habitat for […]
Press Release Archive
The following is an archive of press releases prior to 2014 in PDF format: 2013/10/3 – Forecastle Foundation Supports KNLT’s Pine Mountain Work 2013/5/15 – Longtime KNLT support, David M. Burns, Remembered 2013/3/20 – Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Dedicates 61st State Nature Preserve 2012/5/30 – New Conservation Property Protected in Bullitt County 2012/5/15 – […]