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Home » Ken Johnson

November 27, 2022 by Ken Johnson

A History of Birding at Bernheim

Bernheim has long been known as an excellent location to find a wide variety of birds. Some of Bernheim’s visitors travel to the forest specifically to see birds, while many […]

Filed Under: Bird Research, Deep Connections with Nature, Ecological Stewardship, Homepage Blog Feed Tagged With: Bird Research, birding, birds, birdwatching, Cellular Tracking Technology, Golden Eagles, MOTUS, Research, stewardship

June 13, 2022 by Ken Johnson

Planes Trains and Automobiles, and Limestone Springs

I stole the title for this post from the 1987 movie starring the late John Candy and it serves as a good foundation for a short story about Limestone Springs. […]

Filed Under: Bernheim History, Deep Connections with Nature, Homepage Blog Feed, Volunteer Tagged With: Bernheim Forest, IW Harper, Limestone Springs, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, Stripes Movie

April 27, 2022 by Ken Johnson

Bernheim and the Great Depression

Many people wonder if Bernheim Forest benefitted from the New Deal programs that were implemented to get America’s economy back on track during the Great Depression. The Bernheim Foundation was […]

Filed Under: Bernheim History, Deep Connections with Nature, Homepage Blog Feed, Volunteer Tagged With: Bernheim Forest, Bernheim History, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, Great Depression, Isaac Bernheim, Municipal Relief Bureau, New Deal, Owsley Brown

December 17, 2021 by Ken Johnson

In Honor of Kentucky

Isaac Wolfe Bernheim was very patriotic; he loved America and, more specifically, he loved Kentucky. He was grateful for the opportunities he had received during the 50 plus years he […]

Filed Under: Bernheim History, Homepage Blog Feed, Volunteer Tagged With: Capitol, Ephraim McDowell, Henry Clay, Isaac Bernheim, Statuary Hall, US Capitol

December 3, 2021 by Ken Johnson

An Artist in the Family – Amanda Block

When Isaac Wolfe Bernheim founded Bernheim Forest in 1929, he envisioned art as a core value of the forest’s mission. So, it fits that there was an artist in the […]

Filed Under: Bernheim History, Education, Homepage Blog Feed Tagged With: Amanda Block, Bernheim Family

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