Dear KLT Members and Supporters,
We have been thinking of you and wanted to update all of our members on day-to-day operations at the KLT. Last week we addressed our first priority: to ensure the health and safety of our staff, members, board, volunteers, and the communities we serve, we postponed our March Lyceum lectures and closed our 331 Main Street office in Winthrop.
Jean Luc, Kirsten, Tyler, and Theresa are working remotely and in the woods, with periodic individual shifts in the office. We are following guidance from the Maine CDC and Governor Mills’s office and are grateful for their thoughtful leadership. Last week the KLT Executive Committee approved a comprehensive coronavirus sick leave procedure.
We will keep you informed on the status of KLT spring and summer programs or you can email Kirsten (KBrewer@tklt.org) or visit KLT online. At this time, cabin reservations at the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary and Norris Island are on hold.
As someone with a connection to the land, you know that time in the natural world, even short strolls, can enhance our physical and emotional well-being. With those benefits in mind, we wanted to remind you that KLT's beautiful conservation properties are open to the public for hiking, nature observation, birding, photography, and your own favorite outdoor recreation activities.
Although we must all practice social distancing in closed spaces, for those who are able to go outdoors, we hope that you are able to enjoy the beauty around us in Maine – spring bird and frog choruses, wildflowers, newly germinated buds and seedlings, and warm spring breezes over streams, lakes, and hills.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions about our properties or trails (KLT properties by town: https://www.tklt.org/property-list). Jean Luc and Tyler are currently planning several new trails – including an extensive bog bridge crossing at the Ezra Smith Wildlife Conservation Area – you will have new paths to explore soon!
Sincerely, Theresa Kerchner, Executive Director and Kim Vandermeulen, President
* And ... looking forward – the KLT Lands Committee is busy– we plan to finalize a number of new conservation projects by the end of the year: two additions to our Eastern River Preserve in Pittston, a new property in the Vienna hills, and two conservation easements with valuable wetlands, woodlands, and farmland. Thank you for supporting land conservation and KLT.