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KHLT CRITERIA FOR
PROPERTY ACCEPTANCE
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust seeks
to protect environmentally and culturally sensitive
land, recreational land, and open space on the Kenai
Peninsula through the acquisition of land and
conservation easements. The land trust is obligated to
ensure that its land protection programs result in
significant public benefit and that the land protection
responsibilities assumed in perpetuity can be carried
out.
For Kachemak Heritage Land Trust
to implement a successful and efficient land protection
program over time, every potential project must be
evaluated with great care. The Land Trust will accept
conservation easements or fee title to ensure permanent
protection only if the following four standards are met:
1.
The property is within Kachemak Heritage Land
Trust’s service area consisting of the Kenai Peninsula
in Southcentral Alaska. Properties outside of our
service area may be considered at the discretion of the
Board of Directors.
2.
The landowner is willing to allow Kachemak
Heritage Land Trust to acquire the property or to
acquire a perpetual conservation easement on the
property through a legally binding agreement.
3.
The property, as assessed by the land trust, has
conservation value in one or more categories. The
property:
contains important wildlife habitat or
known wildlife migration routes;
contains endangered, threatened, or rare
species or natural communities;
contains wetlands, floodplains, or other
lands necessary for protecting water quality;
shares buffer areas adjacent to designated
critical habitat areas;
shares a boundary with, or is in close
proximity to, a park or wilderness area;
is adjacent to or in close proximity to
private or public land that is already permanently
protected or that is likely to be protected in the
future;
contains or has the potential to contain
significant educational, recreational, or scientific
value;
has agricultural or forestry significance;
has historic or archaeological value;
preserves open space for the scenic
enjoyment of the general public; or
(for easements only) is pursuant to a
clearly delineated federal, state, or local government
conservation policy.
4.
The property is of sufficient size and character that
its conservation values are likely to remain intact,
even if adjacent properties are developed.
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