At a special ceremony last month, we announced the purchase of a 954-acre tract of land known as the Big Level, bringing our total acreage to 15,625. The acquisition is the largest since our founder, Isaac Wolfe Bernheim’s original 12,500-acre purchase in 1928. It allows Bernheim to protect even more critical wildlife habitat and continue I.W. Bernheim’s legacy […]
Bernheim Adds 162 Acres of Land
In case you missed it earlier this month, 162 additional acres of land are officially under Bernheim’s protection for conservation. The announcement came at a special celebration on Thursday, Dec. 8 with the family of the late Raymond Thurman, the long-time Bullitt County farmer and businessman, along with over 100 community members including Bernheim donors, […]
Bernheim Adds 162 Acres of Land
Today, Bernheim officially announced that 162 additional acres of land are under our protection for conservation. The announcement came at a special celebration with the family of the late Raymond Thurman, the long-time Bullitt County farmer and businessman, along with over 100 community members including Bernheim donors, trustees and local community leaders. Much like our founder, […]
The Bugs of Bernheim: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Recently, I discovered bird droppings on a Pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) in my backyard. Upon closer inspection it turns out, they were young caterpillars of one of my favorites, Zebra Swallowtail butterflies. I was only momentarily torn between our native Pawpaw tree, which is the only temperate representative of an otherwise tropical plant family, and […]
1,416 Tree Huggers Help Bernheim Set New World Record
Saturday, June 4 was one for the record books! 1,416 tree huggers turned out for the Bernheim Big Tree Hug Challenge. That means we now hold the world record for the most people hugging trees at the same time in the same place. We’re submitting the results to Guinness, who will soon make it official, […]