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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 »
Louisville nonprofits teaming up with Bernheim Forest for teen empowerment program
Source: WDRB By Joel Schipper January 24, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville-based Bridge Kids International is branching out when it comes to how it connects local teens and what's in their own backyards, specifically Bernheim Forest. The group, along with Play … Read More »
EDITORIAL: The eagle has landed
Source: The Kentucky Standard By The Kentucky Standard Editorial Board January 23, 2021 Several news agencies, including The Kentucky Standard, reported on the recent death of the bald eagle that was found in a creek bed in Bernheim Forest on Dec. 30. After some gallant efforts to save the bald … Read More »
Your Wishes for 2021
https://youtu.be/BGDWaCsvFGc As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our … Read More »