Kachemak Heritage Land Trust (KHLT) is a non-profit organization, established in 1989 to preserve for public benefit, land with significant natural, recreational, or cultural values by working with willing landowners on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.

Across America, 37 million acres have been conserved by local, state, and national land trusts.  This is an area 16 1/2 times the size of Yellowstone National Park.  There are now over 1,600 land trusts -- local and regional organizations that are saving dwindling open space through cooperative voluntary action.  Property owners have worked with land trusts to protect ranches, ocean shores, wetlands, scenic views, farms, wildlife habitat, river corridors, and trails - land of every size and type that has special conservation, historical, or open space value.

Landowners choose from a variety of protection tools. The property may stay in private ownership and use, or may be transferred to the land trust. In every case, the way in which the property is protected depends on the wishes of the landowner and the natural values of the property.

Kachemak Heritage Land Trust was established as Alaska's first land trust.  Since its inception, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has helped to preserve many acres of wildlife habitat, historic and cultural sites, recreational corridors, and urban open space on the Peninsula through easements and donations of land.

Yule Kilcher's conservation easement ensures that his 613-acre homestead will not be subdivided. His children ware developing small home sites and will continue the agricultural and ranching activities Yule began in the 1950s.

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Conservation Resource Mapping

KHLT's two-year resource mapping project identifying the most significant private land on the Kenai Peninsula is available by clicking above.  Printed copies available by calling (907) 235-5263.  NOTE:  When viewing the maps, please note that the properties with the higher numerical scores (in red) are the properties with the highest ranking.

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Toby Tyler's conservation easement ensures that his 20-acre property will forever be preserved for its conservation values including valuable wildlife habitat and serves as an important link in the corridor between the moose summer range and the Beluga wetlands wintering grounds.