The Kittery Land Trust, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to working creatively with landowners, citizens and the Town of Kittery to conserve and steward important natural areas that improve the quality of life in Kittery now and for the future.

More than two hundred individual members belong to the Trust, which now owns or protects 383 acres of land.

To become a member of KLT, click here to download a membership form that you can send in by mail.

To make a secure online donation to KLT, click on the Donate Now button below. With Network for Good, you can pay with a credit or debit card.

   

In December 2007, the Kittery Land Trust Kittery permanently protected 16 acres of shorefront along Chauncey Creek in Kittery Point.  The property includes 2000 feet of frontage on the Creek, one of the longest stretches of undeveloped coastline in Kittery.  With its unaltered woodlands, sensitive wetlands and a rich intertidal zone, the property provides valuable habitat for amphibians, waterfowl and migratory birds.  The tall pines and steep slopes that line the rocky shore provide a defining view of Kittery and the coast of Maine to anyone traveling by land or water along Chauncey Creek.  Indeed, the Kittery Comprehensive Plan identified this property as one of the Town’s highest priorities for conservation.  See the News section for more information on the acquisition, or the KLT Properties page for pictures of this lovely area on Chauncey Creek.

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Learn about the people behind the Trust - our board and staff members.

Do you want to know where KLT's properties are or learn something about them? Click on KLT Properties for more details. There is one page for each property KLT owns or manages through a conservation easement.


Each year the Kennebunk Savings Bank Community Investment Program provides funds to non-profit and charitable organizations based on the results of its Community Investment Ballot. As in past years, the Kittery Land Trust is pleased to be one of the charitable organizations listed on this year's ballot.

This year's Investment Ballots are in the mail. Your votes for KLT allow us to continue our efforts to conserve and steward important natural areas in Kittery. Last year votes translated into $744 in grant money to KLT. We thank those of you who choose to support KLT.


Congress recently passed a law to enhance the tax benefits of protecting your land by donating a voluntary conservation agreement. To learn more about this law, download Conservation Agreement Changes. More information is also available at the Land Trust Alliance website.



The Trust is grateful for support from:


To learn more about conservation options for your property, click to read "Conservation Options: A Guide for Maine Landowners."