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Land Protection for Alaska's Kenai Peninsula |
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Land and Easement Program At a Glance - Spring 2010 To date, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has helped preserve over 3,000 acres on the Kenai Peninsula
The Central Kenai Peninsula Properties with conservation easements 1996: Dale Bondurant’s 6.98-acre property including an island at Kenai River mile 39.5 near Soldotna, with nearly 2,000 feet total of river frontage, valuable for its salmon rearing habitat. 1996: Calvin and Martha Jane Fair’s 46 acres of riparian habitat adjacent to the Kenai River including a quarter mile of river frontage important as chinook and sockeye salmon habitat. 1999: The Mullen Family Trust’s 8+ acres at the confluence of Soldotna Creek and the Kenai River, important as high quality chinook salmon rearing habitat. 2001: The Alaskan partnership of Ellis, Taylor, and Schaafsma donated 43 acres on Cook Inlet in Kenai to Kachemak Heritage Land Trust. KHLT subsequently donated it to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe IRA, protected by a restrictive conservation easement allowing traditional Native subsistence uses to continue forever. Land owned for conservation by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust 2000: The Victor Holm Historic Site, 1.37 acres on the Kasilof River, preserved for its cultural values. The original cabin and four additional buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 2006: 124 acres on the Kenai River near its mouth, donated to KHLT by The Conservation Fund. 2007: The Mullen property, 20.42 acres with riparian habitat on the anadromous Soldotna Creek, adjacent to 8 acres protected by a conservation easement with KHLT. The Anchor River and Stariski Creek Properties with conservation easements 1991: Michael and Janet O’Meara’s and Stan Bogel’s 120 acres located partially within the Alaska Department of Fish & Game’s Anchor River/Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area, preserving critical moose habitat. 1992: Gerald and Janet Brookman’s 20- acre property adjacent to the O’Meara and Bogel land, also located within the Anchor River/Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area. 2005: 68 acres bridging the anadromous Stariski Creek, protecting a valuable wetland system. 2008: The Talley property, 37 acres of important moose habitat near the North Fork of the Anchor River in Anchor Point. Land owned for conservation by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust 1994: The Terry-Comerford property, 200 acres of spruce forest and arctic bog on Tall Tree Avenue, north of Anchor Point. 2000: The Starr property, 55 acres with Sterling Highway and Anchor River frontage, preserved for its valuable salmon spawning and rearing habitat, moose and small mammal habitat, and recreational uses. 2001: The Morris property, 40 acres adjacent to the Terry-Comerford property. 2005: The Pate Homestead, 64 acres along the Anchor River including river bank on both sides totaling one mile, protected for its wetlands and riparian habitat. 2005: Stariski Meadows, 258 acres of valuable wetlands adjacent to Stariski Creek. 2007: The Effler property, 18.1 acres in the Bridge Creek Watershed Protection District at the head of a major tributary to the Bridge Creek reservoir, the water supply for Homer 2007: The Billberg property, 20 acres adjacent to the Terry-Comerford property north of Anchor Point. The Southern Kenai Peninsula Properties with conservation easements 1991: Yule Kilcher’s 613-acre homestead at Mile 10 East End Road on Kachemak Bay, preserving historic, open space, scenic, agricultural, and habitat values. 1994: Toby Tyler’s 20-acre property in Homer, containing valuable wildlife habitat and serving as an important link in the corridor between the moose summer range and the Beluga Wetlands wintering grounds.
1997-2007: The Edgar P. Bailey Trust’s six easements totaling 495 acres at
the headwaters of Fritz Creek, containing a moose travel corridor between the
summer range and lower wintering grounds.
1999: Shelley Gill’s 76 acres of the original Reuben Call homestead in the Baycrest/Diamond Ridge area is preserved for its habitat, scenic and recreational values. 2001: Beryl Myhill’s 11 acres of open space and valuable habitat within the Homer city limits, preserved for the benefit of the community. 2004: Eileen Harrington’s 33 acres in the Baycrest/Diamond Ridge area, preserved for scenic values, water quality, wildlife habitat, and native vegetation. 2004: Louie’s Lagoon, 26 acres on the Homer Spit, preserved by the City of Homer as important habitat for migratory birds and marine invertebrates. 2006: The Johnson property, 120 acres of exceptional moose habitat on the bench above Kachemak City. The property is now owned by Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc. 2007: The McCray/Josephs property, 120 acres of significant moose habitat on the uplands near the headwaters of Fritz Creek, formerly owned by The Nature Conservancy and sold through their conservation buyer program. 2009: Addition of two acres to the Gill easement, including a wildlife pond. 2009: The Holmes easement, 80 acres protecting valuable wildlife habitat from encroaching development. The property includes wetlands important for protecting water quality, and is adjacent to one of the Bailey conservation easements. Land owned for conservation by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust 1991: 4.5 acres in Neptune Bay adjacent to Kachemak Bay State Park. 1991: The Calvin & Coyle property, 11 forested acres adjacent to the Homer Airport Critical Habitat Area with a nature and viewing platform overlooking the Beluga wetlands. 1992: 2 acres in Homer’s Thurston Canyon near Fritz Creek, preserving an important wildlife corridor. 1997: The Buxton property, 18 acres of forest and meadow with trails connecting to those on the adjacent Calvin & Coyle and Paul Banks Elementary School properties in Homer. 1997: The Krishna Venta Conservation Area, 160 acres at the head of Kachemak Bay near the Fox River Critical Habitat Area, donated by homesteader and former “Barefooter” Thomas Boblick. 2002: The Poopdeck Platt property, 3.47 acres in downtown Homer acquired by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust through a capital campaign and preserved as parkland. Our office is located on this property 2004: The Alaska International Education Foundation property, 8.4 acres of open space off Skyline Drive in Homer. 2004: The Cutting property, 30 acres on the Baycrest hill with open space and wildlife habitat values. Land Protected through Partnerships Kachemak Heritage Land Trust also works with partners to protect land, and has helped to preserve the following properties: 275 acres in the Baycrest area, purchased from the University of Alaska by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust through a capital campaign. KHLT then donated the land to the City of Homer, to preserve forestland and the ski trail system. Kachemak Nordic Ski Club manages the ski trails. Approximately 46 acres at the mouth of the Anchor River, purchased by The Nature Conservancy with funds from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, and Ducks Unlimited, along with private donations obtained by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust. 166.2 acres on the Homer Spit and in nearby Beluga Slough, preserved in partnership with the City of Homer and the Trust for Public Land, through acquisition by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustees Council. These sites provide especially important habitat for marine invertebrates, and for migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. 90 acres known as Overlook Park below Homer’s Baycrest scenic overlook, acquired by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council and maintained as part of the Kachemak Bay State Park system. 60 acres donated by Edmund Schuster to Alaska State Parks, forming the Eveline State Recreation Site off East End Road near McNeil Canyon. Kachemak Nordic Ski Club manages the property. |
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Preserving, for public benefit, land across Alaska's Kenai Peninsula with natural, recreational, or cultural values by working with willing landowners.
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