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The Forest Legacy Program was established in the 1990 United States farm bill to protect environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. It provides federal funding for conservation easements and fee simple purchases.
The remaining 25% comes from the landowners as well as other local and state resources. The FLP program has partnered with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks in an effort to protect almost 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of forested terrain. The Forest Legacy Program has websites for specific states working together. [9]
The Jefferson Memorial Forest is the largest municipal urban forest in the United States. The Frederick Law Olmsted Parks [1] (formerly called the Olmsted Park System) in Louisville was the last of five such systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. [2] All of the parks in this system are managed by Louisville Metro Parks.
The Valley of the Drums is a 23-acre (9.3-hectare) toxic waste site in Brooks, Kentucky [2] in northern Bullitt County, near Louisville. It became a collection point for toxic wastes starting sometime in the 1960s. It caught the attention of state officials when some of the drums caught fire and burned for more than a week in 1966.
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Bronze statue "Let There Be Light" by the artist George Grey Barnard, located at the grave site of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wolfe Bernheim. Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, formerly Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, is a 16,137 acres (65.30 km 2) arboretum, forest, and nature preserve located in Clermont, Kentucky (25 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, United States).
As we near the close of 2024, it's a good time to reflect on Louisville’s remarkable tourism year. A record-breaking 150th Kentucky Derby, followed by the 106th PGA Championship, which drew ...
The Jefferson Memorial Forest is a forest located in southwest Louisville, Kentucky, in the Knobs region of Kentucky. At 6,676 acres (27.02 km 2), it is one of the largest municipal urban forests in the United States. [1] [2] The forest was established as a tribute to area war dead but ultimately this was extended to all U.S. veterans.