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Source: Kentucky Standard By the Kentucky Standard Editorial Board April 11, 2019 Last week, during spring break, thousands of people migrated to a large forest that is located in Bullitt and Nelson County for a “day-cation” and were greeted by GIANTS! The forest is…
Bernheim’s Children at Play Network is bringing Peter Gray, a leading expert in Free Play to IdeaFestival® 2017 – the annual celebration for creative thinkers and the intellectually curious held each year in Louisville. This year’s festival takes place Sept. 26 – 28 at the Kentucky Center for the…
Source: WDRB October 28, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is trying to prevent a proposed LG&E natural gas pipeline from going on its wildlife corridor […]
Give for Good Louisville is back for its fifth year! Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Louisville, Give for Good Louisville is the biggest day of local giving. The 24 hour event was created to inspire people to give generously to the…
During this pandemic some of you may be like me – you find your cabinets stocked with cans of tomatoes, tuna, beans, and boxes of pasta, and varied other dried, canned, or processed things. Perhaps like me, you’ve eaten the last of the lettuce, kale, and spinach, and suddenly…
Louisville, Ky. (February 3, 2022) — The Forecastle Foundation, the nonprofit environmental activism arm of Forecastle Festival, has expanded by adding Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest as an official partner. […]
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…
Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis): I have featured this small tree before in other Bernheim programs, but couldn’t pass up featuring it as the pick of the month for March! Nothing […]
The summer has finally arrived! Bernheim is kicking off June with a weekend full of special events, including the Visitor Center Grand Re-opening, National Trails Day and Family Fishing Days. Join Bernheim on Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4, to take part in the celebrations!…
“Indeed, it is in this sense the most civilized of all trees. It is as harmless as a dove, as beautiful as flocks and herds.” -Theophrastus, Greek philosopher, often considered […]
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader October 12, 2021 CLERMONT, KY. Kentucky’s Bernheim Forest has a new ambassador whose role includes working with young adults in the Louisville area to try to foster […]
No, this isn’t an existential question, nor is it about the mission of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. That has not changed since Isaac Bernheim made it clear when he […]