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Louisville Nature Center: Louisville: Jefferson: North Central: 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 ...
Pages in category "Nature centers in Kentucky" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1990 the state General Assembly allocated $2.5 million for a thorough renovation of the museum and the additional 9,500-square-foot (880 m 2) nature center to promote the study of nature. In the spring of 1992, the largest renovation in the museum's 54-year history began and in December 1993 the refurbished and expanded museum reopened.
Location Area Barren River Lake State Resort Park: Barren County [3] Park: 2,187 acres (8.9 km 2) Lake: 10,000 acres (40 km 2) Blue Licks Battlefield State Park: Robertson County [3] 148 acres (0.60 km 2) Breaks Interstate Park: Pike County, Kentucky; Dickenson and Buchanan County, Virginia [7] Park: 4,600 acres (19 km 2) [7] Lake: 12 acres (0. ...
Natural Bridge State Park is a member of the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, and offers guided backpacking trips and natural history educational programs. Annual events open to the public include Herpetology Weekend each May, Natural Arches Weekend each February, and the Kentucky Native Plant Society's Wildflower Weekend each April.
Six Mile Island is publicly owned and was established as a Kentucky nature preserve in 1979. It's open to the public during daylight hours, but overnight camping is prohibited.
The center claims it is "one of the largest inner-city nature preserves" in the United States. [3] The preserve and nature center run on about a $90,000 annual budget, and in May 2007 reported about $100,000 in operational debt. [4] In 1982, the State Nature Preserves Commission purchased a 41-acre (17 ha) wooded tract that became the preserve.
Located on part of the Pine Mountain ridge in the Appalachians, the park opened in 1924 as Kentucky's first state park. Each spring since 1933, the park has hosted the annual Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. [1] [2] A portion of the park is legally dedicated as a nature preserve by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.