Discover Letcher County Guided Tours would not be possible without the support of The Kentucky State Nature Preserve Commission, The Nature Conservancy and The Kentucky Natural Lands Trust. These organizations work tirelessly day in and day out to protect and preserve some of Kentucky's most beautiful and significant natural areas. Through their efforts, outdoor adventure seekers will be able to enjoy these rare and special places
for generations to come.

Embracing our past, empowering our people, unlocking our future - EKY Heritage Foundation

Because of an idea, EKY Heritage Foundation, Inc. has been able to accomplish great things. Namely, receiving a $3.5 million AMLER Grant to assist in building the Thunder Mountain complex. Since that initial grant, we have grown to lead several other projects.

A spark of an idea can create a wildfire of growth and development. The foundation wants to send a message to everyone to dream big and don’t give up!

We are a collaboration. We are better together. We are greater than the sum of our individual parts. We are dedicated to making our home a better place. We are Pine Mountain Partnership.

Pine Mountain Partnership is an initiative of the private non-profit EKY Heritage Foundation. Created to serve the Tourism Economic Development needs of Southeastern KY. We work closely with current elected officials to advocate on behalf of the business community and industrial prospects to win new business and grow existing business.

We look forward to bringing private industry partners on board to further this mission, build our workforce, grow our existing businesses, and recruit new businesses that add value to our area.