Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Areas

Established in 1990, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund (KHLCF) is the primary source of state funding for the purchase and management of natural areas. It is used to purchase land from willing sellers for nature preserves, state parks, state forests, wildlife management areas, environmental education areas, wild rivers and wetlands. The KHLCF Board protects each site in perpetuity with a conservation easement or deed restriction. Legislation established four priorities for land conservation: areas that are a habitat for rare and endangered species, areas important to migratory birds, areas that perform important natural functions that are subject to alteration or loss, or areas to be preserved in their natural state for public use, outdoor recreation and education.1990年成立的肯塔基遗产土地保护基金（Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund，简称KHLCF）是肯塔基州用于自然区域购置与管理的核心州级资金来源。该基金面向自愿出让土地的卖方收购土地，用于建设自然保护区、州立公园、州立森林、野生动物管理区、环境教育区域、野生河流与湿地。KHLCF理事会将通过保护地役权或契约限制条款，永久保护每一处受资助地块。相关立法确立了土地保护的四大优先方向：一是作为珍稀濒危物种栖息地的区域；二是对候鸟具有重要价值的区域；三是具备关键自然功能且易遭受改变或灭失的区域；四是为公共使用、户外休闲与教育而需维持自然原状予以保护的区域。