2022 Artists in Residence Recipients
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Construction on Lake Nevin spillway has begun
As you enter Bernheim's main entrance, you may notice some construction happening on the right. On October 22, we began state-mandated work on our Lake Nevin dam and spillway. What are we building? In compliance with state regulations, this spillway will be a high-hazard dam, and will be able to … Read More »
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, … Read More »
Big Forests Need Big Heroes (Like You)
DONATE TODAY to the Big Forests Need Big Heroes Campaign. Every year in Kentucky, we lose 50,000 acres of land to development. It is estimated that there are over 3 million trees throughout Bernheim’s 15,625 acres, all of which are protected from development. These trees act as powerful lungs … Read More »
Meditation Trail opens at Bernheim Forest
CLERMONT, Ky. (May 20, 2022) – Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is pleased to announce the opening of theMeditation Trail, which invites visitors to commune with nature in their own personal way. The Meditation Trail, in honor and memory of Lily Banerjee, whose family chose to honor her with … Read More »
Why mental health can be boosted by nature
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” —Rachel Carson May is Mental Health Month, an … Read More »
Traverse Divine: A Gateway for Introspection
This past April brought a return visit from Murray, Kentucky artist, willow sculptor and 2019 Artist in Resident Justin Roberts. Roberts came back to Bernheim to rehabilitate the Sounds of the Whippoorwill installation on the backside of Lake Nevin and to install Traverse Divine, the entry … Read More »
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