2019 Events - Celebrating 30 Years!

Shorebird Festival KHLT Van Tour
Join KHLT staff for an informative van tour of a variety of conservation land being protected by KHLT, including our Calvin and Coyle Nature Trail, Gene and Mim Effler Trail and other treasured landscapes.

This tour offers educational and photo opportunities and insight into the significance of land trusts nationwide.

May 10, 2019
12:30 - 1:30pm

Limit 15. Free, but registration through the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is required.  [Click here] for festival information.
Boots-on-the-Ground Experiences
KHLT offers Boots-on-the-Ground experiences during the summer on land trust protected properties.

There are three fantastic opportunities in 2019 - we hope you'll join us!
  • Birding by Ear with Betsy
  • Inspiration Ridge Hike with Nina Faust

See below for event information:
Birding by Ear with Betsy  
Betsy Webb leads a Birding by Ear walk on KHLT’s Calvin and Coyle Nature Trail. This wonderful opportunity is for birders of all skill levels to get familiar with birdsongs and other breeding bird behaviors along the trail. The Calvin and Coyle trail is at the end of Mariner Drive, approximately 1 mile east of Homer on East End Road.

​Saturday, June 10, 2019
9 am - 11 am
Calvin and Coyle Trail, Homer, Alaska

This is a free event, but space is limited to 12 preregistered people. To reserve your spot, call (907) 235-5263 or email Amanda at CDA@kachemaklandtrust.org
Inspiration Ridge Hike with Nina Faust
Learn about wildlife corridors, sandhill cranes and stewarding land all while enjoying a 3 to 5-mile round trip hike to the Preserve’s cottonwood grove. Detailed directions will be sent to registered attendees prior to the hike. Snacks, water, comfy walking or hiking shoes and a rain jacket are a good idea.

​Saturday, July 27, 2019
10 am - 1 pm
Skyline Drive, Homer, Alaska
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This is a free event, but space is limited to 8 preregistered people. To reserve your spot, call (907) 235-5263 or email Amanda at CDA@kachemaklandtrust.org
Fish Need Land Too Field Trips
Join KHLT and Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR) to learn, on the ground, how land feeds salmon. We will explore the importance of land to salmon and examine how healthy land habitat, and the conservation efforts that protect them, help to provide room and board for juvenile fish. In this field trip, the group will witness first-hand salmon in their terrestrial habitat and see a demonstration of electrofishing.

Thursday, September 19, 5:30 - 8 pm
Volunteer Appreciation Event
Join KHLT for an evening social at Grace Ridge Brewery celebrating our incredible volunteers. We will also draw our
lucky 2019 Hawaii Raffle winner!

August 23, 2019
Grace Ridge Brewing Co., Homer, Alaska
5 - 7 pm
Open Spaces and Wild Places Gala   
KHLT’s Annual Gala – Open Spaces and Wild Places and Land at Heart Award presentation is a fun evening with live music by the Spit City Slickers, fabulous food, live and silent auctions, and raffles. It is a great evening with old and new friends.

Saturday, October 12, 2019 6pm
Wasabi's Bistro, Homer, Alaska

For event sponsor or more information call (907) 235-5263​ or email Denise@kachemakandtrust.org

Thank you to our 2018 Gala sponsors:
Homestead Kids and Annual Meeting
Enjoy stories of yesteryear from children of Homer's original homesteaders. Homestead Kids: Tales from Diamond Ridge and Stariski Creek will take place following KHLT's Annual Meeting which is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Thursday, December 12, 2019 6pm
Islands and Ocean Visitors Center