Kansas Land Trust
Protected Places


Akin Prairie (1994) Douglas County - 16 acres
Very high quality native prairie, both in diversity and number of plant species. Tract provides natural, scenic, open space, and educational conservation values. Best management practices are to have it cut and baled for hay, burning, no fencing, no grazing, no use of herbicides. Respectful daytime public access is allowed.

Allen (1997) Douglas County - 162 acres
Significant natural, scenic, open space, agricultural, scientific, historical, and educational values. Relatively natural habitat of fish, wildlife, and plants. Approximately 60 acres restored to native prairie grasses; approximately 100 acres agricultural area; plus a residential area. All three areas contain historic stone walls. A 120 year old house in residential area can be renovated for habitation or replaced with one house. Limited grazing permitted. Market gardening, fruit and nut production permitted. Hay production permitted. Best management practices stipulated.


Ashton (1998) Sumner County - 1300 acres
Prime farmland, open space values. Protection against soil degradation and water depletion or pollution, alteration of topography, structures, and deposit of waste material. Conservation practices outlined; education, and research permitted.

Bacon (2006) Morris County - 500 acres
Protects native tallgrass prairie, prime agricultural soils and soils of statewide importance. This property has natural, agricultural, scenic and open space values.


Blair (2004) Johnson County - 58 acres
Floodplain along the Blue River, is primarily forest and riparian area, with a beautiful 15-20 foot limestone bluff located near the top of the hill. The woods are primarily oak and hickory trees (some exceptionally large bur oaks that may be over 150 years old). The riparian forest includes silver maple, box elder, black walnut, and paws paws.

Griffin (2005) Riley County - 205 acres
Protects native tallgrass prairie and soils of statewide importance. This property has natural, scenic and open space values. Educational uses are also permitted.



Guess (2002) Douglas County - 30 acres
High-quality native tallgrass prairie, restored prairie, and upland woods. The easement protects Mead?s milkweed, a federally-threatened species, as well as riparian woods and two intermittent streams. Managed with haying and burning.

Spring 2003 Volume 14, Number 2
Doug and Ruth Ann Guess protect a native prairie in northwest part of Douglas County by Sondra McCoy


Hillesheim (2002) Douglas County - 61 acres
Protects 21 acres of restored prairie. 14 additional acres of replanted prairie are available for future organic agricultural use. The property is adjacent to Federal land around Clinton Lake. The Hillesheim property woods provide an ecological and viewshed buffer to the lake.

Spring 2003 Volume 14, Number 2
Jim Hillesheim's land near Clinton Lake includes 61 acres of woodland, restored prairie, and farmland. by Sondra McCoy

Johnson (2004) Jefferson County - 276 acres
Riparian woodlands and crop land with some replanted native grass and beautiful rock outcrops, along both sides of Buck Creek.

Johnson/Engleman (2004) Jefferson County - 247 acres
Riparian woodlands and crop land with some replanted native grass and beautiful rock outcrops, along both sides of Buck Creek.

Kelly/Varvil (2002) Douglas County - 14 acres
Protects agricultural, forest and greenspace values. The City of Lawrence acquired this parcel to complete a 90-acre site that is intended for a future public park. KLT?s stewardship of this easement and the Lichtwardt easement ensures the conservation values of the land will be protected.


Kennedy (2000) Wabaunsee County - 24 acres
High quality native tallgrass prairie and prairie buffer. Preserves natural, scenic, historic, agricultural, and open space conditions of property. Education events; restoration and enhancement of native plant and animal communities permitted. Good grass management practices outlined.


Klataske (1996) Riley County - 40 acres
Native tallgrass prairie. Possesses ecological, educational, scenic, open space, and recreational values. Adjacent to the Konza Prairie, a natural ecological research area owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by Kansas State University. Provides viewshed protection.


Lichtwardt (2001) Douglas County - 37 acres
Protects woodlands with a mixture of oak and hickory, it contains an ecologically significant savannah and other prairie, with a unique limestone outcropping. The parcel is part of a future 90-acre public park owned by the City of Lawrence. The future park will contain hiking trails and will host annual nature walks and other educational activities.

Laman (2006) Riley County - 269 acres
Protects native tallgrass prairie and soils of statewide importance. This property will be retained forever in its natural, scenic, agricultural and open space condition


Laman (2006) Riley County - 20 acres
Protects native tallgrass prairie and soils of statewide importance. This property will be retained forever in its natural, scenic, agricultural and open space condition.

Miller (2006) Jefferson County - 61 acres
Protects and preserves land with natural, agricultural, scenic and open space values. This property also includes agricultural soils of federal and statewide importance.

Mission Valley's Fin and Feather (2002) Miami County - 800 acres
Protects native prairie, open space, forest, agricultural, scientific, and educational values. The property has a high elevation and has a major creek flowing through the property. The property is near and lies in the path of development pressures moving south of Kansas City.



Nasseri/Givechi (1994) Douglas County - 1 acre
Tallgrass native prairie containing federally threatened Mead's milkweed. Best management practices are to have it cut and baled for hay, burning, no fencing, no grazing, no use of herbicides.


Oldfather (1999) Douglas County - 60 acres
Scenic, agricultural, open space, ecological values. Protects historic landscape feature of a forested knoll. Conservation practices outlined. Education and research permitted.


Olson (2004) Douglas County - 51 acres
Protects agricultural lands with natural, scenic and open space values. The property is available for grazing and cropland according to best management practices. The property is located in a rapidly developing area outside of Lawrence and is now protected against soil degradation, alteration of topography, subdivision and non-agricultural structures.

Otto (2006) Riley County - 63 acres
Protects native tallgrass prairie and soils of statewide importance. This property will be retained forever in its natural, scenic, agricultural and open space condition.


Russell (1998) Osage County - 53 acres
Ecological, scenic, agricultural, open space, educational conservation values. Approximately 31 acres of native prairie meadow; 5.7 naturally revegetated/reforested wildlife habitat in two parcels, harboring significant diversity of plant life; approximately 16.2 acres of cropland, which has a long history of farming and haying. Restoration and enhancement of native plant and animal communities permitted. Best management practices recommended.


Stauffer (2002) Saline County - 20 acres
Heritage Hill features native prairie, wooded areas, Stauffer family history, and a path with artful trail markers. Public access granted.

The Nature Conservancy (2000) Linn County - 240 acres
Natural, open space, agricultural, scientific, educational values. Native prairie, agricultural, wildlife habitat areas. Agricultural area includes grazing, haying, crops. Protection against change in land use, alteration of topography and waterways, soil degradation or water depletion or pollution, deposit of waste materials. Conservation practices outlined.


Ziegler (2005) Cass County, Missouri - 120 acres
Protects and preserves woods and pastureland with ecological, agricultural and open space values. The public is allowed to enjoy the land through educational purposes.
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