🐿️Happy World Wildlife Day!🦇
Bobcats, and Black Bears, and Bats…Oh my! Kentucky is home to a wonderful variety of wildlife. We are known for our Wildcats, perhaps more commonly known as Bobcats, and the comeback of the native Black Bear population is considered a biodiversity success. You may not want to meet either of those furry friends up close, […]
What’s an Easement?
A land conservation easement is a legally binding agreement between a landowner and a land trust organization (like BLC) that permanently restricts certain types of development on property in order to protect the land’s natural, agricultural, cultural, and scenic value. About land conservation easement agreements Voluntary. Conservation easements are voluntary and do not require public […]
Why is Land Conservation Important to Kentuckians?
Kentucky has a rich history and identity that is tied to our natural landscape and that landscape is important to who we are. We have some of the region’s, and the country’s, richest soils and most vital watersheds. We have stunning waterways, forests, and farmlands. We cannot continue to take them for granted. Conservation organizations, […]
BLC Celebrates 2024: A Year in Review
Bluegrass Land Conservancy is grateful for our amazing community of supporters and partners that have helped us make 2024 such an impactful year. BLC’s 2024 Annual Impact Report can be found HERE. Some 2024 highlights include: Protecting 34,000 acres this year through permanent easements. Expanding our staff to further our mission. Receiving federal funding to […]
Annual Conservation Awards Dinner
In April, BLC honored Lendy Brown and Kurt mason for their outstanding work and lasting impact on land conservation in Kentucky.
An additional 62-acres protected in Oldham County
Oldham County added 62-acres of permanently protected working agricultural land and natural wetland.
Annual Bluegrass Dinner & Conservation Awards
A celebratory evening that recognized Nana Lampton and Bob Griffith as champions and supporters of land conservation in Kentucky.
Dominican Sisters of Peace permanently protect 600 acres in Washington County, KY
After decades of effort, the Dominican Sisters of Peace donated the development rights of the entire 605-acre St. Catharine Farm, outside Springfield, KY, to a protective easement, where it will remain unspoiled forever.
Sisters of Loretto permanently protect 650 acres in Marion County, Ky.
The Sisters of Loretto conserved more than 650 acres of their Loretto Motherhouse property in Nerinx, KY through a donated conservation easement.
Henton Farm Announcement
Historic Henton Farm is protected with a conservation easement on 325 acres of prime farmland
in Woodford County!
