About BLC

Working with and for the people of Kentucky, our efforts are driven by our vision for the future:

A thriving community where land is protected to sustain our identity, economy, and quality of life.

WHAT WE DO

Ensuring Our Future

Since 1995, Bluegrass Land Conservancy has worked to protect land in Kentucky’s Bluegrass region through permanent conservation easements.

As a nationally accredited, community supported, 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust, we work on a voluntary basis with landowners, community groups, and municipalities to encourage the preservation of land for agricultural viability, natural habitat, rural heritage, and scenic open space.

We seek to ensure a future where the Bluegrass region’s distinctive soils, cultural heritage, scenic vistas, natural resources and habitats, and farms are preserved – forever. we aren’t just protecting land from development, we are conserving it for everyone – to achieve both economic and environmental goals; to promote harmony between people and places; to uphold quality of land and quality of life.


OUR IMPACT

Land ConservationIn the past 28 years, Bluegrass Land Conservancy has protected over 32,000 acres on nearly 160 properties in the Bluegrass.LEARN MOREOrganizational SustainabilityEnsuring our promise of perpetuity through sustainable and measurable management of our financial resources.LEARN MOREEducation & OutreachDelivering the message of land conservation and elevating the importance of land as part of our regional identity.LEARN MORE
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WHO WE ARE

Our Staff

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jessie Hancock


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Counsel, Director of Conservation

Ashley Greathouse


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Conservation manager

Nicole Armstrong


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Development & Events Manager

Molly Dunigan


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Stewardship Coordinator

Emmanuel Fields


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Communications Manager

Rosalind Streeter


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Our Board

Board Chair

Margaret Graves

VICE CHAIR

Helen Alexander

Secretary

Joel B. Turner

Treasurer

Michael Potapov

Hanzly Albina

Brutus Clay

Stephen J.B. Davis

Timothy Dunn

Luke Fallon

Peek Garlington III

Dell Hancock

Lynn Hancock

Libby Jones

Paul Keith

Mary Lowry

Boyce Martin III

Richard Masson

Will Mayer

Austin Musselman Jr.​

Steve Ragan

Emeritus Board

Nina Bonnie

Laura Lee Brown

Lendy Brown

Michael Burns

Laura Catto

Robert Clay

Betty Kenan

Hoppy Henton

Steve Wilson

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