Salt Trace Gap Preserve: Blevins Addition

Kentucky Natural Lands Trust’s latest addition brings Salt Trace Gap Preserve to over 2,647 acres.
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. […]
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 […]