E-Newsletter: Summer 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.
- Fishing in Floyds Fork -
- Sky Meadow Night Sky -
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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 |
» Bones of the River: Eastern Sycamore ... Seeking refuge from sweltering summer heat in the deep shade of the Fork, one cannot miss the eastern sycamore (Platanus occidentalis).
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| — EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT |
Each quarter we will highlight the environmental benefits of The Fork. The environmental benefits will enrich the Floyds Fork community and have a positive impact on the entire region.
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| — UPCOMING EVENTS |
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» Dan Jones will speak at the Idea Festival on Saturday, September 26th at 4:30 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts.
For more info visit www.ideafestival.com
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Photo by Ted Wathen/Quadrant
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| — LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT |
» In this summer's edition of "From the Fork," I invite you to share in our excitement about the developments being made in Floyds Fork.
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| — HEADLINES |
» Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT), the landscape architecture firm that has designed The Fork, received a 2009 Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for its Floyds Fork Greenway Master Plan.
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» Imagine a park, only minutes from your home, and within easy reach of the entire Louisville Metro area, where you can ride a bike one day, canoe the next, and attend a soccer tournament on the following weekend.
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» Research Highlights Positive Links Between Children and Nature. Increasing the time children spend outdoors is one of the most significant benefits of accessible urban parklands.
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| — MASTER PLAN HIGHLIGHT |
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» A wide variety of historic architectural resources are found throughout The Fork. Clusters of these structures relate to early settlements from the late 18th century and early 19th century. They reflect the area's agricultural heritage and the building materials specific to the region. Many of the structures in The Fork were built for specific agricultural purposes and their designs reveal these purposes.
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» The focus of the Meadow Marsh is a large man-made wetland on axis with and terminating the Garden Walk. The Marsh is designed as a healthy habitat serving as an educational, recreational, and ecological feature in the landscape. A circular path around the Marsh's edge will connect to other excursion trails in the park. A boardwalk weaving along the wetland will invite visitors into the environment providing a truly immersive experience. Interpretive programs and facilities will also provide opportunities to view and learn about wetland habitats.
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