Events
August Paddle Trip on Beargrass Creek
On Sunday, August 13, at 10 am, we will set out on a three-hour cruise on Beargrass Creek - in the heart of Louisville, KY - with River City Paddlesports. Using 30-foot Voyageur Canoes we will explore the lower reaches, the back water, of Beargrass Creek. Paddling on one mile of the Creek we are able to witness the impact of our community on the ecological and aesthetic environment. Beargrass drains 61 square miles of Jefferson County and is comprised of three forks - Muddy Fork, the Middle Fork and the South Fork. For more details about the trip, click HERE.
Meet at The Louisville Community Boat House in Waterfront Park, upstream or east of the big Four Bridge on River Road. The Community Boat House is adjacent to the U of L Rowing facility and River Park Place
Address:
Louisville Community Boathouse
1325 River Road
Louisville, KY, 40206
(Waterfront Park -Yellow Parking Lot on River Road)
Tour Objectives:
- Obtain better understand of our waterways from an interactive canoeing experience,
- Learn about the unique wildlife habitat in the Beargrass Creek area and means of preserving and reviving the area
- Understand stormwater management techniques and their direct impact on our waterways - Examine the waterway’s position of preservation and recreation
- Highlight the importance of connecting Cherokee Park and the Waterfront with this missing link of the Beargrass Creek Trail and other possible trail connections within the Butchertown Greenway
Meet at The Louisville Community Boat House in Waterfront Park, upstream or east of the big Four Bridge on River Road. The Community Boat House is adjacent to the U of L Rowing facility and River Park Place
Address:
Louisville Community Boathouse
1325 River Road
Louisville, KY, 40206
(Waterfront Park -Yellow Parking Lot on River Road)
Tour Objectives:
- Obtain better understand of our waterways from an interactive canoeing experience,
- Learn about the unique wildlife habitat in the Beargrass Creek area and means of preserving and reviving the area
- Understand stormwater management techniques and their direct impact on our waterways - Examine the waterway’s position of preservation and recreation
- Highlight the importance of connecting Cherokee Park and the Waterfront with this missing link of the Beargrass Creek Trail and other possible trail connections within the Butchertown Greenway
Margaret Carreiro - Can Biophilia Save Nature In Our Cities?
Tuesday, September 19
7 pm, Beargrass Christian Church, 4100 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY
Join our September meeting when Margaret Carreiro, of the University of Louisville, discusses Can Biophilia Save Nature In Our Cities? Margaret studies Urban and Suburban Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Soil Ecology, Restoration Ecology: Most of her research is focused on understanding how urban environments (the built environment, people) interact with the natural and semi-natural components of cities and suburbs. This provides an opportunity to explore the impacts of many of the same factors that are affecting biodiversity and ecosystem processes at the global scale. Examples include studying the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, restoration management and socio-cultural legacies in affecting plant and soil communities and ecosystem processes. While she and her students perform manipulative, comparative and urban-rural gradient studies in park woodlands, riparian areas, highway verges, forested swamps, streams and residential areas, we also take a broader landscape ecology and ecosystem services approach to better address improving quality of life and human exchanges with nature in urban environments.
7 pm, Beargrass Christian Church, 4100 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY
Join our September meeting when Margaret Carreiro, of the University of Louisville, discusses Can Biophilia Save Nature In Our Cities? Margaret studies Urban and Suburban Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Soil Ecology, Restoration Ecology: Most of her research is focused on understanding how urban environments (the built environment, people) interact with the natural and semi-natural components of cities and suburbs. This provides an opportunity to explore the impacts of many of the same factors that are affecting biodiversity and ecosystem processes at the global scale. Examples include studying the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, restoration management and socio-cultural legacies in affecting plant and soil communities and ecosystem processes. While she and her students perform manipulative, comparative and urban-rural gradient studies in park woodlands, riparian areas, highway verges, forested swamps, streams and residential areas, we also take a broader landscape ecology and ecosystem services approach to better address improving quality of life and human exchanges with nature in urban environments.
Cindi Sullivan - Trees Louisville
Tuesday, November 21
7 pm, Beargrass Christian Church, 4100 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY
Cindi Sullivan, Executive Director/President of TreesLouisville brings exceptional creative skills and experience to the organization. Her career spans more than 35 years including horticulture and agronomy research, government services, environmental consulting, media and nonprofit work. While with the City of Louisville’s Operation Brightside she coordinated the Community Garden Program, conducted elementary school education outreach classes, and initiated the Christmas Tree Recycling and composting programs. During this time she was also President and Board member of the National Community Gardening Association.
7 pm, Beargrass Christian Church, 4100 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY
Cindi Sullivan, Executive Director/President of TreesLouisville brings exceptional creative skills and experience to the organization. Her career spans more than 35 years including horticulture and agronomy research, government services, environmental consulting, media and nonprofit work. While with the City of Louisville’s Operation Brightside she coordinated the Community Garden Program, conducted elementary school education outreach classes, and initiated the Christmas Tree Recycling and composting programs. During this time she was also President and Board member of the National Community Gardening Association.
