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Congratulations to us!
On February 3, 1999 Kachemak Heritage Land Trust was honored to receive the Pratt Museum’s first Pratt Museum Natural History Service Award. The Homer, Alaska museum’s 640 membership voted on the choice of recipients. The Land Trust was chosen as the organization to receive this award in recognition our efforts and success at protecting significant lands.
"It’s a huge honor to be chosen by the Museum for this award," said KHLT executive director Barbara Seaman. "It makes us feel wonderful."
Long-time Kachemak Heritage Land Trust board member Toby Tyler was chosen as the individual to be honored by the Museum’s first natural history award. Toby’s efforts within the community as a land conservationist and his many contributions to the Homer community led to his receipt of the award.
The Homer Town Square Project — A Summary
The Homer Town Square Project is an initiative by a group of community members who share a common goal to envision and create a central Town Square within the Central Business District of Homer. The group, the Homer Town Square Project Committee, is comprised of members from all factions of the community including the public, economic, education, and retail sectors, as well as private individuals. It is the belief of the Homer Town Square Project Committee that a central Town Square within the Central Business District would better serve to unite the citizens of Homer, provide economic opportunity and a sense of pride to the City, and act as a physical gathering space.
Thus, the focus of the Homer Town Square Project is to identify project opportunities that would promote sustainable community development and economic growth, while providing a strong sense of identity to the Central Business District.
One way in which the Homer Town Square Project Committee believes might provide a sense of community identity is thorough the use of pedestrian corridors throughout the Central Business District, such as the city library, Pratt Museum, City Hall, and the future proposed university campus. These "connectors" would also pride safe passage between public and private business, the residential area, two existing disconnected trails, Homer Junior High School, and possibly Old Town. It is also the hope of the Homer Town Square Project Committee that this project addresses the issue of parking and vehicular circulation, while providing for the opportunity and integration of economic development and greenspace within the Central Business District.
Happy Birthday to us!
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has reached our 10th anniversary! We are the oldest land trust is Alaska and are now joined by 3 other Alaskan land Trusts. We will be hosting a year of special events celebrating our birthday, we hope you can join us for some of them!