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UPCOMING KACHEMAK HERITAGE LAND TRUST EVENTS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust 315 Klondike Ave., Homer, AK 99603 (907) 235-5263 email: marie@kachemaklandtrust.org Summer Program of Events 2008 May 31 First Annual Platt Park Clean-Up Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine Location: KHLT office-315 Klondike Ave. (end of Klondike, driveway at the very end on the left) KHLT is looking for volunteers to help out with our First Annual Platt Park clean up! Come by KHLT rain or shine, for a few hours of yard work, planting flowers, trash pickup along the Poopdeck Trail, and meet our new summer intern, Pat Dryer! Hotdogs and soda will be provided. We are looking for donations of flower starts to plant by the office and in flower pots on the property. Please call 235-LAND if you have flowers to donate. June 7 Horseback Ride to the Head of Kachemak Bay Time: 10 a.m. to late afternoon Meeting Place: Top of switchback trail Donation: $85/person for people riding Mark Marette’s horses, $40 for those bringing horses Max. participants: 12 for Mark’s horses Pre-registration required by: June 6, call Mark at 235-6393 to reserve a horse. If you want to bring a horse, please call Mark for head count Join local “cowboy“ Mark Marette for a day-long adventure with breathtaking scenery while traveling by horseback to Kachemak Heritage Land Trust’s 160-acre Barefooter’s property in Fox River Flats. This property is located at the head of Kachemak Bay and is reached by crossing huge intertidal mud flats and a complex of low-lying marshlands in an area that supports thousands of migratory birds every spring and fall. Bring lunch, appropriate clothing and water. June 14 Birding Walkabout on Kilcher Homestead Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Meeting Place: Kilcher Homestead, Homer. Kilcher Road is on left about 12 miles East End road. Meet at Dutch Ditch gate (also know as the "Y"), half way in the road and please park to the side. Donation: $15 Max. participants: 15, call 235-5263 to register Expert birder, Mossy Kilcher, will lead a birding workshop on the Kilcher Homestead, exploring different bird habitats and showing how to find and identify and "see" birds by their songs, flight patterns and behaviors. Mossy's emphasis is on connecting with the bird world and our environment in a personal and artistic way. This 613-acre property is permanently protected by a conservation easement held by KHLT. June 14-15 Neptune Bay Overnight Adventure Time: 1 p.m. Saturday-1 p.m. Sunday Meeting Place: Homer Harbor Donation: $150/person, includes round trip boat trip, wine and cheese Max. participants: 10, call 235-5263 to register Zip across Kachemak Bay on Karl Stoltzfus’ Bay Excursions with expert naturalist Dale Chorman for an overnight adventure in spectacular Neptune Bay exploring birds, plants and magnificent across the Bay scenery. Stay overnight at Ken Hahn’s cabin complex neatly blended into the woods with boardwalks. Enjoy a roughly three-quarter mile hike up the glacial Wosnesenski River with stream crossings across the river. Bring sleeping bags, breakfast, lunch, ingredients for a BBQ dinner, water, layers of clothing (including raingear for inclement weather), and hip waders for river crossing. June 21 3rd Annual Trail Ride Extraordinaire Entry Fee: $50 for adults and $25 for youth includes demonstration on packing techniques and lunch. Contact Shirley Schollenberg at shirley@horizonsatellite.com for more information. Benefit Ride for Kachemak Heritage Land Trust Come enjoy this 10+ mile guided horse trail ride in the Caribou Hills east of Ninilchik, Beautiful scenery, open spaces and wildlife. Enter the Trail Trials and demonstrate your ability to negotiate common trail obstacles such as creeks and bridges. June 28 Guided Hike on Inspiration Ridge Preserve Property--“Mead 40” Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Meeting Place: 59959 Skyline Drive, Homer Donation: $15 Max. participants: 6. Pre-registration required by June 27, call 235-5263 Join a small group to traverse land owned by Ed Bailey and Nina Faust protected with a conservation easement held by KHLT. This view property is part of their spectacular Inspiration Ridge Preserve and contains small meadows with abundant wildflowers interspersed with spruce and alder thickets. Hear about the biological importance of this land, its interesting history, and the important role this property plays in preserving a wildlife corridor across Homer’s Skyline Drive. Bring water, lunch, and warm clothes for this leisurely hike followed by lunch next to one of the Preserve’s ponds. No dogs please. Carpooling encouraged as parking is limited. July 11 Diamond Beach Geology Hike Time: 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Meeting Place: Head of Diamond Beach trail Donation: $15 Learn about the fascinating geology of the southern Kenai Peninsula while hiking down Diamond Gulch and down the beach. You will learn how the interaction of giant colliding tectonic plates, folds & faults, volcanoes, massive advancing and retreating glaciers, coastal erosion and stream channel processes have all interacted to form the landscape and scenery visible from the beach. This hike is lead by Taz Tally, a by Ph.D. geologist, photographer, and author of 50 Hikes of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. Bring your camera, and something to cook over a driftwood fire for a day of fascinating revelations, spectacular scenery and great beach walking. No special hiking skills required, although there is a significant drop in elevation. The route will meander, with lots of stops for discussion and photography. July 19 Guided Hike on New Conservation Easement on Inspiration Ridge Preserve--the “Hogback” Time: 10:30 a.m. --2:30 p.m. Meeting Place: School bus turnaround at the end of East Skyline Drive Donation: $15 Max. participants: 6. Register by July 18, call 235-5263 Join a small group for a moderate hike to the “Hogback” conservation easement property owned by Ed Bailey and Nina Faust. This property is the newest addition to their spectacular Inspiration Ridge Preserve and is their sixth conservation easement with KHLT. This 150-acre property completes the eastern arm of a wildlife corridor linking summer and winter moose habitats above and below the Homer bluff. This easement features grasslands, alder and spruce patches, bogs, and a willow riparian area. Several steep creek ravines descend from the property onto the adjoining Anchor River/Fritz Creek State Critical Habitat. There are spectacular 360-degree views of Kachemak Bay and volcanoes. The dominant landform is an oval-shaped hill rising to 1,176 feet called the “Hogback”. Bring water, lunch, and warm clothes for a 3-4 mile hike including a lunch stop on the summit. No dogs please. Carpooling encouraged. July 26 Brunch and Flowers overlooking Swift Creek Canyon Time: 10 am-~1 p.m. Meeting Place: Russ and Coowe Walker’s home, 21 mile East Road Donation: $20 Max. participants: 10. Register by July 25, call 235-5263 Join local biologist, Coowe Walker and her family for a mid-summer hike to take in the meadows and flowers on the rim of Swift Creek Canyon, just north of the Rainwater Ranch. This 35-acre parcel descends from the hill into beautiful wildflower meadows with spruce fringes, and has several nice promontories overlooking Swift Creek along the edge of the canyon. Enjoy an array of brunchy food while taking time out from your summer to enjoy the reason we live on and visit Kachemak Bay. August 9 Guided longer hike on Inspiration Ridge Preserve--the “Cottonwood” Trail Time: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meeting Place: 59959 Skyline Drive Donation: $15 Max. participants: 6. Register by: August 8, call 235-5263 Join a small group for a moderately strenuous 4-mile hike through the heart of Inspiration Ridge Preserve, owned by Ed Bailey and Nina Faust. The hike will traverse three of their easement properties, providing scenic views across the preserve and into the nearby Anchor River/Fritz Creek State Critical Habitat Area. Fireweed should be in full bloom! The hike will visit a large cottonwood grove and a headwaters tributary of Fritz Creek. Bring water, lunch, and warm clothes as the group will stop for lunch in a view spot along the trail. No dogs please. Carpooling encouraged. August 10 Guided Hike on New Conservation Easement on 120-Acre Kachemak Moose Habitat Inc. Property Time: 1-4 p.m. Donation: $10 Max. participants: 10. Register by August 8, call 235-5263 Join KHLT's Land Manager for a visit to our new 120-acre hillside conservation easement on property recently purchased by Kachemak Moose Habitat Inc. And visit with adjacent landowner and local arborist, Walter Johnson. The hike will be over steep terrain, so wear appropriate footwear, bring water and layers and a snack. August 15 Anchor Point Beach Walk Time: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Meeting Place: Anchor Point Beach parking lot Donation: $20. Pre-registration required by June 27, call 235-5263
August 21 Monotype Printing with Marian Beck in Halibut Cove Time: 9:30 harbor pick up, return in late afternoon Meeting Place: Homer Harbor Donation: $90 includes round trip boat to Halibut Cove Max. participants: 10. Pre-registration required by: August 20, call 235-5263 Join local artist and lifelong Alaskan Marian Beck for a day-long class in monotype printing with glass in spectacular Halibut Cove. Marian will be introducing students to a monotype printing process where one-of-a-kind prints will be created by painting on a sheet of glass and transferring the still-wet painting to a sheet of paper by hand, making each print is unique. Please bring your own lunch, snacks, and brushes; other supplies provided. Sept 6 and 7 Diamond Creek Natural History Encounter Time: Noon Saturday-1 p.m. Sunday Donation: $100/person Max. participants: 10, call 235-5263, Pre-registration required by Sept. 4 Enjoy a relaxing early fall escape with expert naturalist Dale Chorman and Ken Hahn for an overnight adventure at Ken’s Diamond Creek cabins. You will explore bird life, learn about invertebrates, and take a natural history meander to Overlook Park and back. Stay overnight at Ken Hahn’s wonderful cabin, and unwind from your busy summer. Bring sleeping bags, breakfast, lunch, and ingredients for dinner, water, layers of clothing (including raingear for inclement weather). Indoor cooking facilities available.
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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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