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Fall Conference at Shaker Village, Sept. 10 - 12, 2010
KNPS Fall Meeting Saturday, Sept 11 at Shaker Village (www.shakervillageky.org)
Join us for this day of trips along the Kentucky River palisades, along with members of the Kentucky Society of Natural History. The $10 registration fee is payable at Shakertown's West Lot building prior to the trips.
7 AM – Shakertown naturalist Don Pelly will lead a birding hike on the Shaker Village grounds.
9 AM – KSNPC Botanist Tara Littlefield will lead a hike to Jessamine Creek Gorge in Jessamine County (limited space)
9 AM – USFS Botanist David Taylor is leading a hike focusing on woody plants on the Shaker Village grounds.
9 AM – KSU Botanist Sarah Hall is leading a hike at the Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve in Garrard County.
The winter 2010 edition of the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission’s newsletter is available online.
In This Edition:
* International Year of Biodiversity
* Dr. David S. Maehr Receives Biological Diversity Protection Award
* Ellis Laudermilk Named Naturalist of the Year
* In the Spotlight: Hemlock-mixed Forests and Associated Species
* Invasive Species Highlight: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
* Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Update - Fall 2009 Treatments
* KSNPC Receives a $10,000 Data Improvement Grant from NatureServe
* Volunteer Workday at Vernon-Douglas SNP a Success
* Winter Hiking
* Land Protection Report
* Director’s Notes
* Upcoming Hikes and Events
The Newsletter can be accessed from KSNPC’s Home Page - http://www.naturepreserves.ky.gov/
Join the Louisville Metro Parks Natural Areas Land Stewards!
Land Stewards are the newest group of Metro Parks Natural Areas volunteers. They serve as Botanists-in-Action! These land management specialists aid the Natural Areas Land Manager with environmental conservation issues for over 7,000 acres of Metro Parks. Volunteers assist staff to meet land management objectives related to identification and removal of invasive plant species, gain and share knowledge about invasive plants and their control, maintain the natural beauty of our green spaces through reforestation plantings, erosion control, identification and protection of native flora, invasive plant removal, and other restoration pursuits. Land Stewards receive training in First Aid/CPR and plant identification, with additional trainings offered at discretion.
All you need to become a Land Steward is a desire to gain or share your knowledge of plant identification and preservation, and the ability to work outside, bend, stoop and walk on uneven terrain.
Give us a trial run – everyone is welcome! On-the-job training is provided as needed
We meet at the Jefferson Memorial Forest Welcome Center at 9:00 am on the second Saturday, second Wednesday and fourth Thursday of each month.
For more information, contact Sherry Wright, Volunteer Coordinator, at 502-380-1753 or sherry.wright@louisvilleky.gov or visit our website: www.memorialforest.com sherry.wright@louisvilleky.gov
Sherry L. Wright
Volunteer Coordinator
Jefferson Memorial Forest
Louisville Metro Parks - Natural Areas
11311 Mitchell Hill Road
P O Box 467
Fairdale, KY 40118
P: 502-380-1753
F: 502-368-6517
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