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Falls of the Ohio Chapter
JULY 2008

Last updated:July 8, 2008

Falls of the Ohio Chapter Meetings
LOUISVILLE NATURE CENTER, 3745 ILLINOIS AVE.

Click here for a map

Our general meetings are held at the Louisville Nature Center the third Thursday of the following months:  February, March, April, May, June, September, October and November.  We generally have an annual dinner in December (the second Monday of that month) and an annual picnic is held in July.

We have nature related field trips the Saturday following the general meeting.

       The July Activity: Our annual Falls of the Ohio Chapter Picnic

Date: July l7, 2008
Meeting Place: Jefferson Memoral Forest, Manor House Area
Time: 6:00 pm , unless you want to join the earlybird group at 4:00 for an appetit-enhancing hike with Chris.
After the picnic, Dr. Paul Girard will give a presentation on reptiles and amphibians. Dr. Girard is from Elizabethtown with extensive knowledge in this area.
BRING: Your own meat and drink, A dish to share with the group, A lawn chair, + insect repellan!
This is always a great activity, so come and join in the fun.

 
Have your digital entries into Susan Wilson, photos@ksnh.org at least one week before the meeting.

Click Here to see our final photography standings.   Digital photography rules

Digital Photography Categories 2008
  
May
- local photo competition  ; patterns/shapes in
nature  

3rd place  -  David Becker   Spider Web

2nd place  -  Susan Wilson  Dandylion puffball

1st place  -  Pat Meyer  Eye pattern in tree


June-Nature: Black and White Photos

3rd place  -  Pat Meyer   Winter lake scene with mist

2nd place  -  Mary Jane Glauber   Heron in tree

1st place  -   Mary Alice Bidwell   Lake scenic with bare trees


September-Reflections
October-Nature Photos taken during one of our KSNH Fieldtrips
November-Rainbows

All images are copyrighted by there owners and cannot be copyed or used without permission of the owner.

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Kentucky Conservation Committee Annual Meeting
Saturday September 20, 2008:   10 am to 3:30 pm
With a 3:30 to 6:30 pm post conference tour of Floyds Fork

The mission of the Kentucky Conservation Committee is to work for sustainable use of renewable natural resources, prudent use of non-renewable resources, conservation and preservation of critical and unique areas, and a healthful environment for all Kentuckians.  We accomplish our mission by working with a coalition of environmental organizations and individuals to influence public environmental policy and legislation.   

Blackacre State Nature Preserve will be the site of the KCC’s annual meeting.   The theme of the meeting will be “Conserve Kentucky The Conserve Kentucky initiative began two years ago with a LRC sponsored task force, charged with studying:

“The Commonwealth's strategy for the protection of natural areas, farmlands, habitats and forests and produce recommendations for a comprehensive land stewardship and conservation program." www.lrc.ky.gov/Committee/Special/Conserv%20TF/home.htm

The annual meeting will provide participants with an update of the Task Force’s progress, and involve them in discussions of where to go from here, regarding proposed legislation for the 2009 session. Five panels, comprised of legislators, state agency, environmental organizations, educators and research scientists, will participate. The meeting will close with a discussion of KCC’s environmental legislative priorities for the upcoming session.

Blackacre State Nature Preserve is an ideal location to hold such discussions, as it is our Commonwealth’s first nature preserve in the Kentucky State Nature Preserve system.  Since 1982, The Blackacre Conservancy, (www.blackacreconservancy.org.), our host, has been actively protecting and interpreting the 180 acre Nature Preserve. Recently, the Conservancy has purchased 100 acres of land adjacent to the preserve which will be the site of a new nature and administrative center. Since the establishment of the preserve,  Jefferson County Public Schools, (www.jcpsky.net/ee), has led ecological investigations at Blackacre; these investigations focus on understanding the value of conserving Kentucky. 

The annual meeting will conclude with a tour of the Floyds Fork Corridor project, the largest new park project in the United States. The tour, led by Dr. Dan Jones, CEO and president of the 21st Century Parks, http://www.21cparks.org/, will be an up-close and personal view of the ecology, planning, challenges and opportunities of land conservation in an urban/suburban center. The tour will also provide the participant with an overview of the 105 Louisville Loop, http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/cityofparks, clarifying Floyds Fork in its context as a cornerstone of the Loop project.

 Dr. David Wicks, (dwicks@bellsouth.net), is Local Arrangements Chair, and Russ Barnett, r.barnett@louisville.edu, is Program Chair for the meeting.  Contact them if you want to volunteer to help organize the annual meeting.  Registration information, update meeting agendas/schedules and local housing options will be available soon at KCC new website, www.kyconservation.org.

We hope all the readers will join KCC and help shape future environmental policy in Kentucky and ensure that we Conserve Kentucky! 

Newsletter Postcard Format

With postage, paper and ink prices on the rise, we have decided to try sending out (to those Falls members that do not have an email address), a postcard with information about our general meeting, our nature outing and photography information.  As always, the Falls of the Ohio webpage will have more detailed information pertaining to our monthly events plus other assorted goodies.  The postcard format will be easier to post on your refrigerator or a similar place that will conserve space.

Membership Information:  Your membership/update to the Kentucky Society of Natural History will expire with the March/April newsletter unless you act now to renew for 2008. Our Society is led by volunteers and financially supported by members like you. We appreciate your support for the Society’s work to enhance the appreciation and conservation of Kentucky’s Natural Heritage. To continue this support and retain all the benefits of membership including our quarterly publication of Kentucky Naturalist News, please take a moment to renew your membership now. Here’s a link to our Web membership form and please remember that all contributions to THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY are tax-deductible to the full extent of IRS laws.


Future KSNH Conference updates: Mark your calendars:

Natural Bridge State Resort Park – September 26 – 27, 2008

Pine Mountain Settlement School, Spring 2009 April 24-26

Reelfoot Lake, Fall 2009 TBA

Shawnee State Park. Spring 2010 (last weekend April) TBA

Shakertown (Lexington area), Fall 2010, Herb Zimmerman to check on availability

Carter Caves, Spring 2011 TBA

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Fall 2011

Keep updated on our conferences at www.ksnh.org. Things are always added.