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Research Reserve receives King maker Award from Land Trust

Jan 5, 2026 | News

Summary

Kachemak Heritage Land Trust recognizes the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve's contributions to salmon conservation with the 2025 King Maker Award.

Research Reserve staff receive award on stage from KHLT.

Photo courtesy of Homer News and Kachemak Heritage Land Trust: KBNERR’s Manager, Katherine Schake, and Education Coordinator, Ingrid Harrald, receive the Annual King Maker Award from KHLT’s Communications & Development Manager, Carson Chambers.

Kachemak Bay Research Reserve is grateful to the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust for recognizing the Reserve’s watershed ecology and salmon habitat research that informs prioritization of salmon habitat conservation on the lower Kenai Peninsula.

During the KHLT’s Annual Meeting in December, they awarded the annual King Maker Award to the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Read the Homer News Article here: https://www.homernews.com/news/land-trust-presents-conservation-award-to-research-reserve/

Thank you KHLT, and we look forward to many more years of partnership!