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Falls of the Ohio Chapter
Meetings 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 Click Here to see our final photography standings. Digital photography rules
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Annual Meeting 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.
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