Photo by Bruce Hogle, Muller property, Morris County

“To see things in the seed

is genius.”

Lao-Tzu

SOWING THE SEEDS OF SUSTAINABILITYSustaining KLT’s Stewardship

in Perpetuity

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own

solution. - Norman Vincent Peale

CURRENT EASEMENTSA Celebration of Our Work

31 Easements Protecting 6,069 Acres

Photo by Jim Turner, Bacon Easement, Morris County

Griffin Easement, Riley County

Photo by Jane Laman, Laman Easement, Riley County

Photo by Jane Laman, Laman Easement, Riley County

Regal Fritillary, Laman Easement, Riley County

Akin Easement, Douglas County

A YEAR OF TRANSITIONS

Akin Easement, Douglas County

Celebratory Events

http://www.klt.org/TNKL%20page.html

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Kunze Easement, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Kunze Easement, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Kunze Easement, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Kunze Easement, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Stueck Easement, Johnson County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Stueck Easement, Johnson County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Stueck Easement, Johnson County

Photo by Sarah Carkhuff Fizell, Stueck Easement, Johnson County

Photo by Sarah Carkhuff Fizell, Stueck Easement, Johnson County

New Easement

Burr Easement, Jefferson County

JohnsonConservation

Easement276 Acres

Johnson/EnglemanConservation

Easement 247 Acres

BurrConservation

Easement 314 Acres

Johnson Easement

Johnson/Engleman Easement

Burr Easement

31 Easements Protecting 6,069 Acres

Partnerships

Laman Easement, Riley County

Garzio Easement, Riley County

Lichtwardt Easement, Douglas County

KellyVarvil

Lichtwardt

Photo by Mike Yoder, Baldwin Woods, Douglas County

UPCOMING EASEMENTS12 Easements Totaling 9,600

Acres

Hollowell Property, 49 Acres, Douglas County

Bob Haines, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Haines Property, 1,250 Acres, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Haines Property, 1,250 Acres, Riley County

   

   

     

Names are from The Flora of the Great Plains, 1991.

     

GENUS SPECIES COMMON NAME

Achillea millefolium milfoil

Ambrosia psilostachya Western ragweed

Amorpha canescens lead plant

Andropogon gerardii big bluestem

Andropogon scoparius little bluestem

Apocynum cannabinum hemp dogbane

Asclepias syriaca common milkweed

Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed

Asclepias viridis green Antelopehorn milkweed

Aster ericoides heath aster

Aster praealtus common willow-leaved aster

Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama

Ceanothus herbaceus inland New Jersey tea

Cirsium altissimum tall thistle

Conyza canadensis Canada horseweed

Cornus drummondii roughleaf dogwood

Dalea candida white prairie clover

Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover

Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois bundleflower

Desmodium illinoense Illinois tickclover

Dichanthelium acuminatum pointed dichanthelium

Dichanthelium oligosanthes Scribner's panicum

Echinacea pallida pale purple coneflower

Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye

Erechtites hieracifolia burnweed

Eupatorium altissimum tall joe-pye-weed

Euphorbia corollata flowering spurge

Euphorbia nutans small eyebane

Euthamia gymnospermoides viscid euthamia

Gleditsia triacanthos honey locust

Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke

Juniperus virginiana western red cedar

Kuhnia eupatorioides false boneset

Lactuca ludoviciana Louisiana lettuce

Haines Easement 1

Griffin Conservation Easement205 acres

Kunze Easement 630 acres

Laman Easement 289 acres

Haines Easement 1763 acres

Haines Easement 2 487 acres

Garzio Easement 75 acres

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Steps to Closing Landowner interviews and negotiations Site visits Stewardship contribution Letter of intent Easement team FRPP proposal ACUB proposal Title commitment Closing assurances Mortgage subordination Confirmation of matching funds Parcel identification Board resolution Coordinate closing Easement signatures Record easement

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Ken Muller, Morris County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Muller property, 577 Acres, Morris County

185 acres in Riley County

135 acres in Riley County

280 acres in Geary County

236 acres in Geary County

260 acres in Clay County

198 acres in Osage County

STEWARDSHIPAnnual Monitoring

Bacon Easement, Morris County

Blythe Easement, Linn County

Thanks to the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund!

STEWARDSHIP AND ART

Celebrating Our Connections to the Land

Art by Doug Guess

Rough Blazing Star

Downy Gentian Mead’s Milkweed

SEEDS OF SUSTAINABILITYNurturing an Organization for

Ongoing Stewardship

Photo by Elizabeth Stevens, Muller property, Morris County

The Kansas Land Trust protects and

preserves lands of ecological, scenic,

historic, agricultural, or recreational significance in

Kansas.

Seeds of Sustainability

Passion

Strengths

Resources

Griffin Easement, Riley County

Photo by Bruce Hogle, Muller property, Morris County

“If you think in terms of a year,

plant a seed; if in terms of ten years,

plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”

- Confucius