November, 1988: KLT incorporated
1989: First KLT annual meeting, Jym St. Pierre, President
1990: KLT organizes the Conference for Land & Trust; conservation easement donated - 152 acres at Vaughan Woods
1991: 1,200 feet of shoreline protected on Echo Lake
1993: $42,000 raised by KLT Directors to conserve Sheep (Perry) Island, Cobbossee Lake
1994: Stewardship Committee formed; Doug Scott hired as Membership Secretary
1995-1996: “Mount Pisgah Breakfast Club” formed; Dexter Pond and Stream Mount Pisgah parcels, including an old growth stand, conserved
1997: Islands of Hope Campaign, Norris Island purchased
1999: Firsts: KLT website, field trips, Member of the Year award; Land Trust Alliance Rally
2000: KLT joins Kennebec Highlands project; 360-acre historic family homestead donated by Governor Kenneth Curtis
2002: First staff member, Theresa Kerchner, hired; office opened at 134 Main, 2B
2003: First annual Lyceum and volunteer land stewards’ meeting
2004: Kennebec Landscapes Campaign raises $500,000; Parker Pond Headland conserved: landowner, LMF, KLT, Parker Pond Association, donations
2005-2007: KLT adds acreage to MDIFW Jamies Pond property; first KLT property map
2006: Plein air painting: “Art and the Land” show, Slates Restaurant
2007: Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat conserved east of the Kennebec River
2008: KLT 20th Anniversary; Art Show, KLT Calendar, Abby Holman Agricultural Education School Programs
2009: KLT and the Maine Forest Service form the Kennebec Woodland Partnership
2010: Between Person and Place published
2011-2012: A year of awards for Kennebec Land Trust directors, staff and volunteers
2013: First Children’s Nature Camp taught by Gina Lamarche and Nicole Rhodes; small office with high visibility - 331 Main Street, Winthrop - purchased as KLT’s headquarters
2014: Ambitious Capital Campaign launched; KLT publishes new trail guide: Take a Hike!; 25th Anniversary celebration at Camp Winnebago, over 250 members attend;  First property on Kennebec River conserved- Judy Kane Parcel of the Kennebec River Conservation Corridor; KLT and Local Wood WORKS partners organize Maine's first Local Wood WORKS conference  - November                                    2015: KLT reaches 5,000 acres of conserved land with donation of Vienna Woods CE; Capital Campaign continues- 360 donors contribute; new lands conserved, Endowment Fund grows with gifts and bequests; Howard Hill permanently conserved, October Capital Campaign Celebration at Viles Homestead
2016-2017: Mount Pisgah Community Conservation Area additions - 1090 acres conserved ; Ledges Trail opens, summer, 2017; Local Wood Works publishes   Building Maine’s Local Wood Economy, Together with Conservation 
2017, March:  Title to the historic 164-acre Howard Hill property officially transferred to City of Augusta, KLT holds Conservation Easement.   
2018:   KLT received national accreditation from the Land Trust Alliance
2019: KLT celebrates its 30th anniversary with 6,600 total acres conserved. After being renovated by Maine Cabin Masters, the Wakefield Cabins were open for renting during the summer of 2019. Surry Hill permanently protected
2020: Second edition of Take a Hike! published
2021: 7,450 total acres conserved. The Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery begins operating with KLT staff serving as contractors. 2022: Hales Pond Woodland Preserve donated to KLT.                                                                                                                                                                                         2023: KLT celebrates it’s 35th anniversary with nearly 7,700 total acres conserved and 58 miles of trails for everyone to enjoy! Another 7 acres was donated to expand. KLT interns work with KLT staff, community members, and city officials on a trail accessibility feasibility study for Howard Hill Historical Park in Augusta and Effie L. Berry Conservation Area in Hallowell. Trail Challenge participants (203) logged 5,155 miles, the equivalent of $6012 donated to KLT. Upon completion of the challenge, local sponsoring business agreed to DOUBLE their impact, bringing the total to $12,024 donated to KLT. 2024: The forty-two Jimmy Stream Conservation Area was conserved in July 2024. In January, KLT purchased thirty-four acres on the east side of Nancy’s Bog, adjacent to the Mount Pisgah Conservation Area. The first fundraising campaign was launched for the Howard Hill “A Trail for Everyone” project. 2025: KLT finalized the acquisition of the 97-acre Hopkins-Sinclair Conservation Area in Manchester. KLT also acquired an eight-acre addition to the Baldwin Hill Conservation Area in Fayette.