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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 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 ...
Although the Kentucky Horse Park is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it is administered separately from the Department of Parks and is not a state park. Breaks Interstate Park is also separate, administered under an interstate compact with the state of Virginia , in partnership with the parks departments of both states.
[12]: 3–242 The Pioneer Weapons Wildlife Management Area, representing 7,610 acres (3,080 ha) near Cave Run Lake, was created as a partnership between Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the US Forest Service, and is an area where hunters are permitted to use only comparatively primitive weapons, such muzzleloaders, bow and ...
Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area Terminus of the orange trail Location in the United States Show map of the United States Location in Kentucky Show map of Kentucky Location Bullitt County, Kentucky Nearest city Shepherdsville, Kentucky Coordinates 37°52′53″N 85°40′35″W / 37.88139°N 85.67639°W / 37.88139; -85.67639 Area 2,035 acres (8.24 km 2) Max ...
Kentucky Ridge State Forest [1] Bell County: Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area [1] Bullitt County: Marion County Wildlife Management Area and State Forest [1] [4] Marion County: Marrowbone State Forest and Wildlife Management Area [1] [5] Metcalfe and Cumberland counties Olympia State Forest: Bath County: Pennyrile State Forest [1 ...
[2] It oversees a statewide program of nature preserves, the Kentucky Wild Rivers Program, and the "Nature's Finest" license plate program of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board. The program was formerly known as the "Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission", from 1976 until a reorganization in 2018.
Big Game Restoration Program, cooperative quail raising project with sportsmen begin. Two wildlife biologists pioneer process of live-trapping wild turkeys for restocking. 181,153 hunting licenses sold. 1948: Amendment to Kentucky Statutes legalizes hunting raccoons with dogs. Statewide development of Big Game Refuges begins, continues to 1951.