Organizations Filed Purposes:
KENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS TRUST (KNLT) IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROTECTING, CONNECTING AND RESTORING WILDLANDS IN WAYS THAT BENEFIT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. KNLT'S EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AT A LANDSCAPE LEVEL SCALE. KNLT PRIMARILY WORKS WITHIN CENTRAL APPALACHIA, A REGION OF UNIQUE BIODIVERSITY WITH HIGH LANDSCAPE RESILIENCY. THE FORESTS KNLT PROTECTS ARE PART OF A MAJOR EASTERN WILDLANDS CORRIDOR KNOWN TO BE CRITICAL TO PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND THE NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT LIFE ON THE PLANET. THESE PROTECTED AREAS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT TO BOTH THE CULTURE AND TRANSITIONING ECONOMY OF THE REGION.
KNLT IS WORKING TO PROTECT THE WILDLANDS CORRIDOR ALONG PINE MOUNTAIN AND OTHER IMPORTANT NATURAL AREAS STATEWIDE. KNLT'S FIRST PROJECT WAS RAISING FUNDS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF KENTUCKY NATURE PRESERVES (FORMERLY KSNPC) TO PRESERVE KENTUCKY'S LARGEST OLD GROWTH FOREST NOW BLANTON FOREST STATE NATURE PRESERVE. SINCE THEN, KNLT HAS PROTECTED THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF KENTUCKY'S WILDLANDS STATEWIDE THROUGH ACQUISITIONS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. TO DATE (THROUGH 2020), KNLT HAS DIRECTLY PURCHASED AND PROTECTED OVER 15,500 ACRES AND PARTNERED WITH OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT OF AN ADDITIONAL 34,500 ACRES IN KENTUCKY. KNLT CONTINUES TO STEWARD THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF WILDLANDS - BOTH KNLT PRESERVES AND OTHER IMPORTANT CONSERVATION AREAS HELD BY PARTNERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Greg Abernathy | EXEC. DIR. | 0 | $0 |
| Laura Keller | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marc Evans | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Melanie Ratliff | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Rebecca Allan | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Zeb Weese | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Herby Smith | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kathleen Shelton | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Mo Mcknight Howe | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Donald Dott | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Ed Allgeier | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Laurel Fuson | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bert Lyons | SECRETARY/TR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Julia Taylor | VICE CHAIR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kelly Bartley | BOARD CHAIR | 0.3 | $0 |
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