Another 130 acres permanently protected!

We did it! In June, the Kansas Land Trust team celebrated the successful protection of the Wells Farm in Douglas County! Wells Farm is comprised of 130 acres of prime agricultural soils, ecologically significant habitat, and a rich cultural and natural heritage, all providing a scenic buffer around the Douglas County-operated Wells Overlook Park. Our promise to permanently protect this special place would not have been possible without the amazing who have dedicated hard work and their creative energies to land conservation!

Many thanks to the support from the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council and authors of A Kansas Bestiary, who donated a portion of their proceeds to the Kansas Land Trust, for helping us make the dream of this voluntary conservation agreement a reality!

"Yes, we just signed papers to save the land for the future, but the land has been saving us and will continue to save us."

In a recent article, landowner and poet Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg recounts the inspiring and hopeful story of conserving Wells Farm.