The K/RLT Board and Staff work toward the following objectives:
- Perform, support, and encourage the protection and restoration of open spaces, natural areas, historic, and cultural sites.
- Raise funds and encourage public and private funding for open space protection.
- Build public awareness of and support for local open space protection.
- Build bridges with other community organizations seeking to preserve for future generations reminders of what we treasure about southeastern Wisconsin.
- Support and assist in the development and implementation of long-range community land use planning.
Executive Director
Therese Probst
Current Board of Directors of K/RLT
Charles Haubrich, President
Larry Strickland, Vice-President
Betsy Georg, Secretary
Dan Grosse, Director
Colleen Murphy-Fisch, Director
Nick Spittlemeister, Director
David Rodgers, Director
Betty Adelman, Director
Ron Rasmussen, Director
Ecological Consultant
Nan Calvert
Land Trust Attorney
Tom Hall
Current Committees
Upper Des Plaines River Committee
Outreach and Marketing Committee
Land Protecting Committee
Finance Committee
Land purchases:
Jean McGraw Memorial Preserve, Bristol, WI: 14.75 acres
Mary Ellen Helgren Johnson Memorial Site, Racine, WI: 4 acres
(Donated to Root River Parkway)
Private conservation easements:
519.1 acres on seven parcels protected (277 acres pending)
Conservation subdivision easements:
500+ acres protected in twelve subdivisions
Wisconsin is home to more than 50 active land trusts that protect and manage almost 200,000 acres of wildlife habitat, including land with scenic, recreational, agricultural, cultural or historic value. These land conservation organizations range from small groups operated solely by volunteers to large land trusts with multiple professional staff. There is also a statewide organization called Gathering Waters Conservancy that assists land trusts, landowners and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special. They are a statewide service center, that helps build the capacity of the state's private, non-profit conservation organizations through consulting, public education, and policy advocacy.
Kenosha/Racine Land Trust, Inc. (K/RLT), was formed in 1993 by a group of Kenosha and Racine county citizens concerned about the loss of natural areas. K/RLT is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. K/RLT aims to protect open space and natural areas in Kenosha and Racine counties for the benefit of current and future generations through identifying and prioritizing the most critical resources left in Southeastern Wisconsin. K/RLT does own one piece of land but mainly holds private easements and monitors our conservation subdivisions.