Thorell Conservation Project

As January snows quietly blanket the tall pines and alder thickets of their Pack River home, Lenny and Carole Thorell take comfort in the knowledge that their special corner of the world will remain as it is for a very long time. The Thorells recently entered into a voluntary conservation partnership with Kaniksu Land Trust
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youth conservation workers in hard hats on a log bridge

MCC at Judy’s Place

Over the last year KLT has been working to complete access improvements at “Judy’s Place” at 75 acre preserve near Clark Fork that was acquired through grant funding in 2016 to protect important wildlife habitat and provide a place for school groups and the general public to engage with the natural world. A new parking lot has been built and
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dense forest with a small path

The Manning Buffer

When LE Krause moved with his family to Sandpoint in the 1930s, the landscape looked much different. But LE’s penchant for fresh air and dirt was just as strong as it is for the youth of today. LE’s earliest memories are of frolicking in the forest through the endless days of summer, and of sitting
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pileated woodpecker on a tree

Underwood Property

When John and Gail Underwood stumbled upon their dream property near Hope in 1965 they knew the forested acreage was a special place. Now permanently protected by a conservation agreement with KLT, it will always serve as a working forest while providing homes to animals large and small. The unmistakable rectangular holes drilled into the trunks
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