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41 acres in Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve Mary E. Fritsch Nature Center: Livingston: Rockcastle: South Central Kentucky: website, operated by Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Slade: Powell: Central: 2,200 acre forested park and nature preserve with 22 miles of trails, a 60-acre lake, nature center
The program was formerly known as the "Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission", from 1976 until a reorganization in 2018. [3] As of July 1, 2018, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves programs include: 19,217 acres owned by KNP in 41 State Nature Preserves; 6,245 acres owned by KNP in 6 State Natural Areas;
The preserve was created in 1979 when the land was given to the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves by Judge Macauley and Mrs. Emilie Smith creating the first nature preserve in the Commonwealth's system. The Blackacre Conservancy, founded in 1983, operates the historic homestead and conducts cultural and historical programs while the Office ...
The black line is the proclamation boundary. Green represents Forest Service land. White areas within the boundary are privately or locally owned. The inset map shows the ranger districts. In 1900, Congress appropriated $5,000, and again in 1907, $25,000 for the investigation of areas in southern Appalachia, for potential purchase as a national ...
Rock Creek Research Natural Area 1975 37°17′17″N 83°52′31″W / 37.288056°N 83.875278°W / 37.288056; -83.875278 ( Daniel Boone National
Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest [1] [2] Union and Crittenden counties Dewey Lake State Forest: Floyd County: Green River State Forest [1] [3] Henderson County: Kentenia State Forest [1] Harlan County: Kentucky Ridge State Forest [1] Bell County: Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area [1] Bullitt County
These monuments will play a vital role in saving hundreds of plants and animals, many of them unique to these landscapes, like the iconic Joshua Tree, desert bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope ...
They are owned by The Nature Conservancy, a US charitable environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth. The preserves are open to the public and share a parking lot. They each feature a loop trail providing views of the gorge.