KNLT Properties
• Blanton Forest Tracts
• Daniel's Mountain Tract of Blanton Forest
• Gainesland Tract of Blanton Forest
• Little Rock Creek

KNLT Easements
• Fort Knox- Bernheim Wildlife Corridor Easements
• Good Spring Farm

State Nature Preserves & State Parks
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve
• Pine Mountain Trail State Park Nature Preserve
• Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail

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Our Properties:
Blanton Forest Tracts
KNLT helped raise the necessary funds and assisted the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission in purchasing around 3,000 acres of land which became part of the Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve in the late 90s. KNLT still owns 10-acres at the entrance to the nature preserve (including the trailhead and parking lot) and 40 acres adjoining the east side of the preserve. The rest is now owned by Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission with KNLT providing stewardship services for the preserve.

Daniel’s Mountain Tract of Blanton Forest
The 741-acre Daniel’s Mountain property is located on the south side of Pine Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky. Although completely forested and an important part of the Pine Mountain Wildlife Corridor, the property had been heavily logged and requires active forest management to help restore it. This KNLT property is being used as a sustainable forestry demonstration project and is enrolled in MACED’s Forest Opportunities Initiative carbon project. The property also harbors unique wetland features, flowering American chestnut trees, and distinctive orchid sites.

Gainesland Tract of Blanton Forest
This important 386-acre parcel, connects two disjunct tracts within the Blanton Forest nature preserve design and adds buffer to the 2,350 acres of old growth forest. The Gainesland tract was purchased in 2009 after 17 years of negotiation!

Little Rock Creek
In September, 2010, KNLT purchased 82 acres at Little Rock Creek in McCreary County. The property is important because it is bordered by the Daniel Boone National Forest on three sides and contains Blackside dace habitat. The Blackside dace, a federally endangered species, is a small fish about the size of a minnow which requires very clean water for survival. The US Fish and Wildlife Service requested KNLT’s assistance in this purchase.

Easements:
Fort Knox-Bernheim Wildlife Corridor Easements
KNLT is partnering with Fort Knox and the Lincoln Trail ADD to purchase and accept donations of conservation easements in the one mile buffer zone around Fort Knox. KNLT is particularly interested in preserving the large forest blocks and wildlife migratory corridor from Fort Knox to Bernheim Forest. KNLT now holds two conservation easements in this area totaling around 308 acres. Both properties are completely forested. KNLT is working closely with Bernheim Forest in this endeavor.

Good Spring Farm Conservation Easement
KNLT signed its first conservation easement in 2009 with Peg and Tim Taylor, owners of Good Spring Farm in McCreary County. Good Spring Farm contains 83 acres and has significant conservation values. The property is located in the Upper Cumberland River Watershed and is surrounded by Daniel Boone National Forest properties. This watershed, and McCreary County in particular, includes the highest concentration of state and federal designated rare species occurrences and associated habitat. The Property includes a national record “champion” Service Berry tree, native wood rat colonies, filmy fern, old growth forest, rock outcrops, significant water features, limited maintained trails for environmental education purposes, and plantings of native grasses and forbs. The historic Taylor Family Farm has been in the family for over 150 years, and the main residence and farm was designated by the state as a Kentucky Centennial Farm in 1987.