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King Maker

The King Maker program celebrates individual Alaskans making a difference for salmon in Alaska. Through this program we celebrate Alaskan heroes who are doing great things to conserve salmon habitat by crowning them as King Makers.

The goal of our King Maker program is to inspire individuals in our communities to take simple steps to help salmon on the Peninsula. Acknowledging the value of salmon habitat will help to ensure they are here far into the future.

Funding for this program was provided, in part, by a Dept. of Environmental Conservation Alaska Clean Water Actions grant 25-02.

Baby Salmon Live Here

The goal of the Baby Salmon Live Here initiative is to encourage good stewardship of important salmon habitat. The program includes installing Baby Salmon Live Here signs in strategic places that baby salmon live, highlighting that on the Peninsula, salmon live all around us!

Fish Need Land Too
Fish Need Land Too is a collaborative program between KHLT and Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR), where small groups trek into the field to discover how land benefits salmon. KBNERR biologists help participants discover how healthy habitat directly benefits salmon at all life stages. This demonstrates that conservation efforts help provide room and board for juvenile fish.

If you’re interested in joining a future Fish Need Land Too field trip, please let us know!

Land at Heart Award
Our 2025 Land at Heart honoree is Richard Purington pictured above with his family which is now four generations with the arrival of his newest great grand-nephew! We asked Richard a few questions about his time in Alaska and his connection to the land trust. We'll publish his responses on our blog in the coming weeks. Thank you, Richard, for your many years of incredible dedication to protecting land on the Kenai Peninsula and for leaving a wonderful legacy for future generations.
Land at Heart Award Winners to Date:
2014: Lynn Whitmore
2015: Toby Tyler
2016: Carmen and Conrad Field
2017: Ed Bailey and Nina Faust
2018: Daisy Lee Bitter
2019: Ed Berg
2020: Robert Archibald, Bill Hague, & Dave Brann
2021: Barbra Seaman
2022: Mike Mungoven
2023: Claire Waxman
2024: Cliff Gill 
​2025: Richard Purington

Boots-on-the-Ground Experiences

Inviting friends of the land trust to experience firsthand the important work we do together is what Boots-on-the-Ground is all about.