E-Newsletter: Spring 2009
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| — WATERCOLORS BY DAN CHURCH |
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As part of the master plan project, 21st Century Parks worked with Louisville's award-winning artist and architect, Dan Church, to develop a series of watercolors illustrating key elements of the design. With a goal of allowing stakeholders and donors to better visualize the plan and the way park visitors will use park amenities, we will present several of Dan's watercolors each quarter.
- Canoeing on Floyds Fork -
- The Meander Meadow -
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| — BOB HILL'S FLOYDS FORK JOURNAL |
21st Century Parks is pleased to announce that former Courier-Journal columnist Bob Hill has joined our team to tell the stories of Floyds Fork.
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| — NATURAL HISTORY TIDBIT |
» Spring Wildflowers at Floyds Fork ... The narrow window of time between the short, sometimes snowy, days of winter and when leaves emerge on deciduous trees is a busy one. The days warm as the sun climbs higher in the sky and its warmth penetrates to the forest floor and heats the soil.
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Photo by Bob Hower/Quadrant
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| — LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT |
» Spring has arrived at The Fork and 21st Century Parks continues to evolve and grow in many ways. In this edition of "From The Fork," you will find exciting updates from The Fork project including a new partnership with the new Louisville Equestrian Center that will provide horseback riding opportunities for our visitors.
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| — HEADLINES |
» 21st Century Parks and Metro Parks agreed upon a five year operating and maintenance agreement for the Metro Parks properties Miles Park, Floyds Fork Park, Tyler Schooling property and the King property. In addition, the agreement covers four smaller properties that will be included in the park.
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» The Humana Foundation makes a generous $1 million leadership gift to 21st Century Parks in support of The Fork Phase I land acquisition and park development.
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» Through its most recent land acquisition, 21st Century Parks extends its reach across the Floyds Fork valley just north of Taylorsville Road.
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» Louisville Equestrian Center Breaks Ground. In an exciting development for The Fork project, the Louisville Equestrian Center (LEC) broke ground February 10, 2009, on a new state-of-the-art $3.5 million facility.
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| — MASTER PLAN HIGHLIGHT |
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» Named for the broad, sweeping curves of Floyds Fork in this area, Meander Meadow is located south of Fairmount Road and north of Bardstown Road. The focal point of the Meander Meadow is a wide area of open bottomland surrounded by wooded slopes. The north (Shepperson) area and the Oakland Hills residential development (maintained as deed restricted open space) is currently used for farming. The fields of Meander Meadow could be converted to native plant meadow, sustainable agricultural practices, stormwater detention, or used for more active recreation.
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