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Kentucky Field Notes Fall 2013 © TNC Staff

Field Notes Online

Read everything that is fit to print about our conservation work around the state in the Fall/Winter 2013 issue of Kentucky Field Notes.
Federally-endangered Running Buffalo Clover can be found in Northern Kentucky. © USFWS

New Kentucky Land Acquisition

Acquiring 228 acres in Northern Kentucky helps in preserving a federally-endangered species and protecting a key source of drinking water for more than three million people.
Members of Kentucky Staff and Board at Lilly Cornett Woods © TNC Staff

Board of Trustees

Several new members and a shift in leadership keeps our Board of Trustees energized. Meet these invaluable members of our organization.

Latest Photos

Big Rivers Project in Kentucky © Mark Godfrey

Big Rivers Slideshow

Why would we acquire 4,241 acres connecting Western Kentucky's big rivers (the largest land acquisition during The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky’s 38-year year history)? This slideshow tells the story.
Kentucky's LEAF Interns Summer 2013 © TNC Staff

LEAF Interns Visit Toyota

Our LEAF interns encountered bee hives and bat boxes instead of buildings and cubicles during their visit to Toyota Motors' manufacturing plant in Georgetown. Check it out!
A glimpse of the cliffs characterizing the Kentucky River Palisades landscape. © T. Franey

Palisades Slideshow

There is never a "bad time" to pay a visit to the Kentucky River Palisades and this slideshow proves it!