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Join our Team! 
KHLT is seeking an Accounting and Grants Manager to join our team. Qualified candidates must be knowledgeable in accounting, handling all aspects of the accounting cycle including payroll and payroll taxes, be proficient at Quickbooks and Excel, understand expense allocation as it applies to non-profits, etc. If you would like to help preserve important lands on the Kenai Peninsula for the future and this position interests you, please click here for the full job description and how to apply.


Trail Construction Begins
Ptarmigan Ptrails, a Northwest-based trail construction company and member of the nationally recognized Professional Trail Builders Association, has begun trail construction on our Poopdeck Platt property. The new universally accessible trail is part of our Poopdeck Community Park project, aiming to help make Homer a more walkable and inclusive community. We ask for your patience with our increased traffic and temporarily decreased access to the area.

Approximate trail construction timeline:
  • July 15 – 18: Brushing and excavation
  • July 15 – 20: Excavation
  • July 18 – August 2: Gravel laying
  • July 22 – 25: Boardwalk construction

Requiring additional funding and further planning, ADA parking will not be completed during this phase of construction.

This trail project is in collaboration with the City of Homer and Homer Independent Living Center. Other upcoming features of the Poopdeck Community Park project include informational signs with interactive elements, and in partnership with Homer Animal Friends, dog leashes and waste disposal stations. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this trail a reality! 
Hawaii or Bust!
KHLT's 2019 big ticket raffle is fantastic. The prize is flexible with $1,000 worth of unrestricted Alaska Airlines gift certificates - it offers the winner the opportunity to use them as they please!

What is the prize?
Enjoy six nights on the Big Island in Kona. Your choice of two vacation rentals - Garden Getaway (sleeps 4) or Nansea's Studio (sleeps 2). Both are just a short walk from two beautiful beaches.
Experience a luxury private fishing charter with award winning Topshape Fishing and a snorkeling adventure for two with SeaQuest Hawaii. Just pack your suitcase and go!

Purchasing a raffle ticket is a fun way to support KHLT's important conservation work with the bonus of possibly winning an incredible trip. Tickets are $100 each with proceeds helping protect important salmon habitat, wildlife corridors, and recreational lands for the future. Get your ticket(s) today at Homer Saw and Cycle, The Homer Bookstore, or contact KHLT by emailing Amanda at cda@kachemaklandtrust.org or call (907) 235-5263.

Yes! We take credit and debit cards! Only 300 tickets are available and you need not be present to win. Drawing is Friday, August 23 at Grace Ridge Brewing Company, Homer, Alaska.
Permit # 102062
Beer for a Cause
Our Soldotna neighbor, Kenai River Brewing Co (KRBC), generously brewed a beer supporting KHLT – donating a portion of the sales to our important conservation organization. The Double Spruce Tip IPA is currently available on tap at KRBC and Alice’s Champagne Palace. The spruce tips were harvested from Land Trust properties and our Stewardship Director, Joel Cooper was excited to help with the brewing!

As part of this great opportunity, KHLT held a Battle of the Beer Label contest. There was a tie for first place and six-packs will be available for purchase by the beginning of 2019 which will include three cans of each design. Congratulations to Cheryl Newell of Sterling and Tammy Tyler of Seward for their winning entries! Monies raised will help fund KHLT’s annual stewardship responsibilities; stewarding irreplaceable lands under our care from the head of Kachemak Bay to the Kenai River. Thank you KRBC!
Homestead Kids tell their tales
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KHLT, Hillstrand create 302-acre preserve
HomerNews.org
Fish for the Future named King Maker
AlaskaJournal.com


Additional Protected Acreage Honors Edgar P. Bailey
HomerNews.com
HomerTribune.com

Local Legend Receives Land at Heart Award
HomerNews.com

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