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Today’s the Day! It’s Louisville’s largest day of giving – Give for Good Louisville. In celebration, Bernheim will have a $25,000 dollar for dollar match, so you can double your impact. Thank you for supporting Bernheim and saving our trees. https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/bernheim-arboretum-and-research-forest …
Here at Bernheim, we’re still talking about how much fun was to bring back our annual CONNECT event after a two year hiatus. This funky, fun, annual summer celebration showcases […]
This post was written by noted ornithologist, Brainard Palmer-Ball. Photo credit, Pam Spaulding. May is the ideal month for birdwatching in Kentucky, because in addition to our permanent resident birds, many migrant species are on the move from wintering grounds to breeding grounds. Because of Kentucky’s location, most species of…
CLERMONT, Ky. (May 25, 2022) – Community collaborations in urban agriculture are receiving support through a partnership between the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) and the American Public Gardens Association […]
Bernheim was honored to participate in this year’s Give for Good Louisville, the biggest day of online giving for the Louisville Community. The money raised for the 500+ participating non-profit organizations was eligible for prize money throughout the day from the…
The Seeds for Urban Play Conference, hosted by the Children at Play Network (CAPN) and Play Cousins Collective (PCC), brought nearly 100 people from the region – some as far as Nashville – to Louisville. National leaders discussed how inequities and lack of access to safe spaces to play…
Source: The Kentucky Standard By Kacie Goode April 6, 2018 Tony Cecil was met with cheers and applause Monday afternoon as he finished the last few yards of the Millennium Trail at Bernheim. The more than 13-mile hike, which he had started early that morning, marked the…
Did you know Bernheim is 100% member and donor supported? October kicks off Bernheim’s fall membership drive, “Peace in Nature”. Our goal is to have 250 new or renewing members between October 1 – 31, 2020. Please consider becoming a Bernheim member OR giving the gift of “Peace in…
For the second year in a row, Bernheim staff tagged monarchs on their fall migration to Mexico. 100 monarch were tagged from mid-September to mid-October in the arboretum and the natural areas. Fifty-one of the monarch were males, and forty-nine were females. Olivia Belk, who is part of our…
Bernheim Executive Director Mark Wourms explored the runoff of different kinds of soil during July rain storms. The storms highlighted the ways soil carries water in both positive and negative […]
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is very pleased to announce that Jen Percy and DA Powell will be residing at Bernheim during the coming year. Jen Percy (www.jenpercy.com) will be living and working at Bernheim from May 1st – May 17th, 2015. Jen Percy is the author of…
Bernheim’s nationally famed arboretum is a beautiful, thriving mosaic of plants of all types. It is a special treat to take a slow drive or walk around this wonderful area […]