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Regardless of cultural backgrounds or ancestry, we all come from people rooted in the Earth. Many plants growing in our backyards, neighborhoods, and gardens connect us with history, lore, tradition, travels, and travails. When we honor our green companions and understand their stories, we discover how much our own stories…
Whether from Kentucky or almost anywhere in the middle to southeastern U.S., watching, catching, and releasing fireflies on warm summer nights may be a childhood memory. Remember being spellbound by their mysterious flashing light as they seemed to hover over the ground? Bernheim provides a protective habitat for these luminescent…
Nature is significant in many of William Shakespeare’s plays. Perhaps the most famously connected is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, wherein nearly forty species of flora are mentioned throughout the duration of this iconic comedy. This program will lead you through Bernheim’s Edible Garden and the nearby…
Explore miles of Bernheim hiking trails. Join Volunteer Naturalist, Doug Wilson and Bernheim’s Research Coordinator, Kelly Vowels for a very rare opportunity to explore the area of Cave Hollow. This is a vital piece of habitat within the Greater Bernheim landscape, containing significant cave habitat and the headwaters of two streams,…
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 nonprofits that…
Event raises awareness about threats to conservation land Several community organizations came together to organize a peaceful rally today to bring greater awareness to the threats facing Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The goal of the rally was to help the public understand the imminent threats that are…
Informative meeting aimed at educating the public about LG&E threat to conservation land Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is bringing its “Bernheim Under Threat Roadshow” to Marion County on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Sisters of Loretto Mother House. The 16,000-plus-acre forest is hosting a series of…
Just as all creatures big and small have a role in an ecosystem, all gifts big and small have a significant impact in enabling Bernheim to do important conservation work. As we celebrate 90 years of connecting people with nature, we reflect…
Margaret Kimball’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review, Copper Nickel, South Loop Review, Defunct, and other publications. She’s been in residence at Yaddo and will travel […]
Source: Herald-Leader By Jacalyn Carfagno November 1, 2021 LINK TO FULL ARTICLE WITH IMAGES It was hard to know where to start when I recently visited Bernheim Forest in Bullitt […]
Transmitter tracking the famed raptor sending alerts from Manitoba, Minnesota, more Bernheim officials are following the journey of an eastern golden eagle whose annual winter migration brings him to Bernheim. The raptor, which the public named Harper in 2015, received a new transmitter in February when he was captured and…
As a profession, we focus a lot on adaptation. Adaptation is important but it assumes that there will be a plateau we can adapt to. If we don’t address the root causes […]