Protecting Land by owning it or its development rights
KLT is a nonprofit organization that holds land “in perpetuity” (or forever) for the benefit of people, plants and animals. We protect this land by either owning it outright or owning its development rights (a conservation easement). Land or easements can be donated to KLT for future safe-keeping. Land can also be sold to KLT at a fair market or discounted price. Some land is made accessible to the public for non-motorized outdoor recreation. Some land is left remote and untouched. All KLT protected land supports a healthy environment for everyone who lives in Kittery now and for those who live here in the future. Learn more about conserving your land.
KLT is a nonprofit organization that holds land “in perpetuity” (or forever) for the benefit of people, plants and animals. We protect this land by either owning it outright or owning its development rights (a conservation easement). Land or easements can be donated to KLT for future safe-keeping. Land can also be sold to KLT at a fair market or discounted price. Some land is made accessible to the public for non-motorized outdoor recreation. Some land is left remote and untouched. All KLT protected land supports a healthy environment for everyone who lives in Kittery now and for those who live here in the future. Learn more about conserving your land.
Stewarding it by monitoring and maintaining its health
The health, beauty and accessibility of KLT land is maintained by volunteer stewards. These people take responsibility for watching over the property to ensure that it isn’t harmed or altered by people, removing plants that diminish its value as habitat for animals and building and maintaining trails so that others can enjoy the property.
Our volunteers have been working to protect native species on our lands by removing invasive species that threaten their survival.
The health, beauty and accessibility of KLT land is maintained by volunteer stewards. These people take responsibility for watching over the property to ensure that it isn’t harmed or altered by people, removing plants that diminish its value as habitat for animals and building and maintaining trails so that others can enjoy the property.
Our volunteers have been working to protect native species on our lands by removing invasive species that threaten their survival.
Connecting our community to the land through outdoor recreation and education
In wildness lies the preservation of the world” – Henry David Thoreau
KLT promotes environmental literacy and appreciation of the natural world in our community. Our goal is to provide educational and recreational alternatives to our tech-focused culture. The tool we use is what we have always done and are really good at – protecting special natural places in Kittery. This provides the ‘stage’ upon which programs and activities can occur.
KLT’s education program strives to:
People will only care for what they know and love and tomorrow’s stewards of the land are today’s school children.
Land conservation starts in the present with a legal pledge to the future; these lands will remain natural and in the public trust forever. The seeds of future conservation success lie within our youth and our community.
Service Learning – Traip sophomores have completed group projects such as building bridges on Preserves and found individual volunteer opportunities with KLT as part of their service learning curriculum.
Adult Education – Walks, talks and films from local and regional experts on history, biology, landscaping and more.
Outdoor Classrooms – KLT provides the “stage” for Kittery Schools to hands-on experiential learning. Students in grades K-8 enjoy in outdoor education on our abutting properties that match the curriculum they are learning in the classroom. Shapleigh school 6th grade students come to Nooney Farm for a 6-week farm to school program where they learn about all aspect of agriculture and the importance of giving back to their community by growing food to support those in our community who are food insecure. Traip Earth Science students are learning the scientific method while gathering data on invasive species and using GIS mapping to create story maps of the properties.
In wildness lies the preservation of the world” – Henry David Thoreau
KLT promotes environmental literacy and appreciation of the natural world in our community. Our goal is to provide educational and recreational alternatives to our tech-focused culture. The tool we use is what we have always done and are really good at – protecting special natural places in Kittery. This provides the ‘stage’ upon which programs and activities can occur.
KLT’s education program strives to:
- connect adults to the natural wonder and beauty that surround us in Kittery
- provide outdoor recreational opportunities to families
- ensure that today’s children have the environmental literacy necessary to love and care for these lands in the future
People will only care for what they know and love and tomorrow’s stewards of the land are today’s school children.
Land conservation starts in the present with a legal pledge to the future; these lands will remain natural and in the public trust forever. The seeds of future conservation success lie within our youth and our community.
Service Learning – Traip sophomores have completed group projects such as building bridges on Preserves and found individual volunteer opportunities with KLT as part of their service learning curriculum.
Adult Education – Walks, talks and films from local and regional experts on history, biology, landscaping and more.
Outdoor Classrooms – KLT provides the “stage” for Kittery Schools to hands-on experiential learning. Students in grades K-8 enjoy in outdoor education on our abutting properties that match the curriculum they are learning in the classroom. Shapleigh school 6th grade students come to Nooney Farm for a 6-week farm to school program where they learn about all aspect of agriculture and the importance of giving back to their community by growing food to support those in our community who are food insecure. Traip Earth Science students are learning the scientific method while gathering data on invasive species and using GIS mapping to create story maps of the properties.