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Bernheim Educators Attend BEETLES Leadership Institute

This August, Education Director Whitney Wurzel and Interpretive Programs Manager Wren Smith participated in the BEETLES Leadership Institute. A University of California at Berkeley program, BEETLES (Better Environmental Education, Teaching, Learning & Expertise Sharing), is a collection of passionate science and environmental educators devoted to improving the quality of outdoor science education. The Bernheim education […]

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Children at Play Network Receives $25,000 Grant

The Children at Play Network received a $25,000 grant from the Brown-Forman Corporation to grow its Seeds for Urban Play initiative to provide accessible and culturally relevant outdoor free play experiences for children in Louisville’s urban neighborhoods. “We consider this grant an endorsement of our work in urban play and the need to address safe […]

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Bernheim discovers rare cave snail near proposed pipeline route

Source: WFPL Louisville Public Media, By Ryan Van Velzer Researchers at Bernheim Arboretum have discovered a second rare species of snail living near the path of a proposed natural gas pipeline in Bullitt County. The Hidden Springsnail is a 2-millimeter-long, cave-dwelling species that depends on freshwater springs and caves. It doesn’t appear to have eyes […]

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Bernheim recognized for reaching beyond borders

Source: The News-Enterprise Children at Play Network presented national award Bernheim Executive Director Dr. Mark Wourms, right, and Children at Play Network Director Claude Stephens hold the Award for Program Excellence. The Children at Play Network offered by the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest received the American Public Gardens Association’s 2019 Award for Program Excellence. […]

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Bernheim Arboretum Battles for Conservation Over Growth in Pipeline Feud

Source: WFPL, By Ryan Van Velzer A green darner dragonfly buzzes over the waters emanating from the base of the knobs in the Cedar Grove wildlife corridor. Above the spring, a millipede trudges over a mossy log teeming with mushrooms. A few feet away, in the loamy soil of the hillside, Bernheim Arboretum’s Conservation Director […]