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Protecting the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky
through land conservation for future generations.
Bluegrass
Summer 2012 News
C o n s e r va n c y
Easement donors Katie Bright, her mother Pat Bright, &
Katie’s husband Dan Moran. Photo by Boo Hardy.
“This land has been farmed by our family for all these years,
so it holds a special place in our hearts.” – Katie Bright
Protecting a lifetime of memories in Boyle County
Katie Bright’s great-grandfather came from Garrard County to
farm in Boyle County. He was a full-time farmer, as were both his
son and grandson. Early on, the family’s land was used for many
types of agriculture.
By the time Katie’s father Robert Bright, Jr. took over, the farm
was in cattle and tobacco. Before the tobacco buy-out, Bobby
decided to stop growing tobacco and the farm has been focused
on a commercial cow-calf operation ever since.
Bobby knew every inch of his land. As his widow, Pat, tells it,
“Sometimes while working, he would drive his truck to one of his
favorite spots on the farm and soak in the beauty of this place
that was so much a part of him. It would always boost his spirits.”
The whole family knows how proud Bobby would be that the
farm has been protected. “Perhaps my great-grandfather and
grandfather would be even more pleased, as they would be
stunned by how much of Boyle County’s rich, beautiful farmland
has disappeared over the past two generations,” noted Katie.
“Farmland not only makes Boyle County a beautiful place to
live, it’s also part of our local economy. Even though the children
in our family are not going to farm, someone will be able to
continue to farm here in the future – and that was a real “plus”
to conserving our land. We wanted to protect it as green space,
but also to try and support local agriculture and the next generation of farmers.”
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Protecting a lifetime of memories (continued from cover)
Board Of Directors
Helen Alexander, Chair
Libby Jones, Vice-Chair
Michael Burns, Secretary
Doug Dean, Treasurer
Lucy Breathitt
Lendy Brown
Laurel Catto
Robert Clay
Luke Fallon
Margaret Graves
Boo Hardy
Hoppy Henton
Betty Kenan
John Mahan
Connie Jo Miller
Maegan Nicholson
Liz Young, Ex-Officio
Committee Chairs
Auction
Boo Hardy
Easement
Michael Burns
Finance & Investment
Doug Dean
Fundraising & Development
Betty Kenan
Nominating & Board
Governance
Margaret Graves
Young Friends
Liz Young
Staff
Mackenzie Royce
Executive Director
Alison Freels
Office Manager
Ashley Noel Greathouse
Easement Project Counsel
Lindsey LeMaster
Marketing & Public
Outreach Director
The decision to protect their land with Bluegrass
Conservancy didn’t take long. The Bright Family Farm is owned by Pat and her four children,
Steve, Katie, Sallie, and Jim. Katie investigated,
sketched out the steps involved, and shared all
the information with the rest of the family. The
Brights talked, asked questions, and decided to
go forward with the donation.
“There are so many farmers who love their land.
We encourage them to be open, hear what’s
involved, and think about it,” notes Pat.
“You still retain control. You still
own the land. You still get to
decide what happens on it. You
can still farm. You can still sell it,”
she adds, “This is simply thinking
about farming and being a steward of your land in a new way.”
The Bright family is well aware that as a farmer,
sometimes you have good years, and other years
are bad. Despite that reality, “we would feel terrible to see the next crop on our farm be houses
– or a shopping center,” says Katie.
The Bright family has lived on their land for generations.
Photo by Andrés Orrego.
“The Conservancy’s path seemed a good one, a
permanent one. No one objected,” Katie said.
She and Pat also believe that Bobby would not
only be pleased that the land was conserved, but
also that the whole family was of the same mind.
That they all hold this place in their hearts and
wanted to keep the farm here for the future.
“The whole family is bonded to this land. We
would all be broken-hearted if it were developed.
There are so many memories on the farm for
each of us – riding ponies and playing along the
creek as children, watching the beam of burning
brush in the old tobacco days, celebrating family
weddings, and the magic of sunlight streaming in
through the barn boards.”
“Now not just our land, but our lifetimes of
memories will always be protected.”
Would you like to conserve your land?
Conserving your land can be one of the most important things you do for your farm, your family, and
your community. We gratefully acknowledge the 92 conservation leaders who have permanently
protected their land for future generations with Bluegrass Conservancy.
Landowners who conserve their property with
Bluegrass Conservancy continue to own their
land. Each landowner creates a conservation
plan specific to their goals and the natural resources on the property.
For many, the plan often allows for a limited
amount of development on the land, which could
include a housesite for the family’s children,
home-based businesses, as well as agricultural
and open-space-related businesses.
If you would like information on land protection,
contact Ashley Greathouse at
[email protected] or
859-255-4552.
Conservation plans are tailored to each family, and are
flexible to allow farming to adapt.
Photo by Andrés Orrego.
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Conservation Success Stories
All conservation families have a story to tell, and they are all different. But one thing these families have in
common is a wish for our special Kentucky traditions to live on.
We wanted to share a few stories with you about some of our most recently protected farms that your support helped make possible. For additional information on the 92 families who have protected their land
with Bluegrass Conservancy, or how you can conserve your land, visit www.bluegrassconservancy.org.
Article photos by Ashley Greathouse unless otherwise noted.
Hurricane Hills & Flying High Farms
After discussing it with their children, Felicia and Doug Branham decided
to take steps with Bluegrass Conservancy to conserve permanently not
one, but all four of their Bourbon County farms in 2011. In total, the
Branhams protected approximately 2,000 acres of farmland, much of it
along the famed Kentucky scenic byway, Paris Pike.
The Branhams’ farming activities are quite diverse, with two thoroughbred
operations, a cattle operation, and a farm focused on general agriculture
and crops.
EIEIO Farm
Clay Hancock, a passionate conservationist, recently protected her farm
along Georgetown Road in Fayette County. Affectionately referred to
as EIEIO Farm, the thirty acres of open space is a quiet respite from the
industrial and high-density residential development between Lexington
and Georgetown.
The historic residence is much the same as it was 150 years ago with outbuildings such as an ice house, smoke house, and even a painter’s studio.
The farm has established gardens surrounding the historic residence.
Chickens and dairy cows roam the front pasture. Clay knew that this gem,
threatened by development, had to be protected in perpetuity.
Pleasant Grove
Ann and Bob Wilson have a long history with Bluegrass Conservancy.
Their faith in our land trust’s conservation program led the Wilsons to
take the first leap in this region with their 1998 donation.
Since then, they’ve placed conservation agreements on some of their
land in 2007, and more of it in 2011, creating a critical mass of protected
farmland in Jessamine County for their cattle operation. Bob, an avid
botanist, germinates bur oak and blue ash seedlings and donates his
saplings, originating from his protected farm, annually to Bluegrass
Conservancy’s auction.
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Bow Wood Farm
Leesa and Keith Moorman’s Bow Wood Farm is located in Clark County,
along historic Boone Creek. Their beautiful farm combines productive
agricultural land along with wooded palisades down to the creek.
The farm is also home to a small Boer goat herd, originally introduced to
safely eradicate invasive species like honeysuckle. Three family generations are now involved in the goat operations, including the Moormans’
children, Annabel and Atticus, who raised and showed Boer goat kids
as 4H projects before college. The family plans to sell hormone-free,
pasture-fed chevon (goat meat) in the near future.
Pennland
Kristina and John Penn protected their first farm with Bluegrass Conservancy in 2004, then additional farms in 2006, 2008, and most recently in
2011, as they have been purchasing additional land. The four contiguous
farms in Bourbon County are known as Pennland, and comprise roughly
800 acres of conserved farmland.
The Penns have a family history of farming and their children intend to
continue that legacy. After college, two of the three siblings returned to
help their father run the equine operation at Pennland. We hope that
the Penns continue their pattern of adding acreage to their farm and
preserving this special land.
Gray’s Run Farm
This is Bluegrass Conservancy’s first farm located in Harrison County!
Russell Gray felt he needed to preserve his family’s farming legacy by
protecting Gray’s Run Farm, which has been owned by various family
members for the past 215 years.
Gray’s Run Farm creates a critical mass of protected land because it is
contiguous to Griffith Woods, a 745 acre property owned and managed
by the Department of Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, conserved by The Nature
Conservancy, and containing one of Kentucky’s oldest old-growth savannas.
Claiborne Farm
One of the most respected and celebrated thoroughbred breeding farms in
the world, Claiborne Farm has raised more than 75 Champions, been home to
16 Broodmares of the Year, and stood stallions that have topped the Leading
Sire list 29 times, including such luminaries as Nasrullah, Princequillo, Danzig,
Secretariat, and Mr. Prospector, among others.
In 2011, the Hancock family created an enduring landmark by protecting the
land in partnership with Bluegrass Conservancy. Comprised of 3,000 acres of
prime bluegrass farmland in Paris, Kentucky, Claiborne has been owned and
operated by the same family for over five generations.
Photo by Dell Hancock
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Thanks to you, family farms, natural habitat, rural heritage, &
scenic open space in our community are protected!
The following gifts were received between November 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012. These gifts exclude ticket purchases and donations
made for special events. Please contact us if you note any omissions so we may acknowledge the correction in our next newsletter.
Conservation Partners
Ms. Helen Alexander
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Brereton Jones
Estate of Dr. Charles
Phillip Holland
Mr. & Mrs. James Kenan
William R. Kenan Jr.
Charitable Trust
Ms. Audrey Otto
Mr. & Mrs. Art Preston
The Spray Foundation
Ms. Kate Sutphin
William Howard Flowers, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Stewards
Mr. & Mrs. John Catto
Ms. Boo Hardy
Mr. & Mrs. William Offutt
Mr. & Mrs. William
Young, Jr.
Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers
Mr. & Mrs. John Kerr, III
Mr. Bart Mahan
Mr. & Mrs. John Mahan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert May
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mitchell
Mr. Paul Mulhollem &
Ms. Valerie Cravens
Dr. & Mrs. Emler Neuman
Mr. & Mrs. John Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. John Edward
Plumlee
Ms. Nancy Polk
Dr. and Mrs. John
Stewart, II
Mr. John D. Stuart
The Bell Group, LLC
Dr. Thomas Van Meter
Ms. Jane Winegardner
Mr. & Mrs. David Shaw
Ms. Louise Shouse
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Shropshire
Mr. Matt Simpson
Mr. & Mrs. Steve South
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Spirito
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Stilz
Mr. & Mrs. T. Wayne
Sweezey
The Bourbon Review
Mr. Tim Thompson
Dr. Joann Tsoutsouris
Dr. & Mrs. Norman
Umphenour
Mr. & Mrs. D.G.
Van Clief, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. John van
Nagell
Mrs. Mary H. VanLennep
Ms. Ruth Venable
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weant
Ms. Adalin Wichman
Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe Willett
Mr. Jack Woodford
M
Mrs. Frances Nickell
Ms. Erin Nuckols
Ms. Ridgely Park
Mr. & Mrs. F. Hill Parker
Dr. & Mrs. R. Herman
Playforth
Mr. Sanford Pollack
Mr. & Mrs. Griggs Powell
Ms. Helen Rentch
Ms. Louise Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. John Roush
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel
Rowland
Mr. Chester Salisbury
Mr. & Mrs. Laurance
Simpson
Mr. & Mrs. Travis Stanfield
Mr. Steve Stoltz
Mr. Bob Swisher
Mr. & Mrs. James
Cheston Thomas
Mrs. Mary Vaughan
Ms. Linda Wheeler
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney White
Mrs. Clara Wieland
Ms. Maggie Wright
Dr. & Mrs. Demetrio
Zourarakis
Mr. & Mrs. James
Nicholson
Ms. Nalise Pieratt
Ms. Nicole Pieratt
Mr. Patrick Robinson
Mr. Gene Slusher
Ms. Megan Smedley
Ms. Shelby St. John
Ms. Judith Ann Stuber
Mr. Brad Tune, Jr.
Ms. Kelsey Tune
Ms. Knox van Nagell &
Mr. Matt Pfister
Mr. Taylor Ward
Ms. Laura Watson
Mr. Jonathan Weber
Ms. Katherine Wheeler
Ms. Christine Willis
Mr. & Mrs. Brendan Yates
Stewardship Fund
Contributors
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Branham
The Bright Family
Dr. & Mrs. John C. Caton
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Conley
Associates
Dr. & Mrs. Mike
Ms. Jenny Allen
Daugherty
Mr. Jim Allen
Drs. Rolf & Claire
Ms. Judy Anderson
Embertson
Young Friends
Mr. Matt Carter &
Ms. Marijo Foster
Ms. Sara Adams
Mr. Brent Bruner
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Gabhart
Ms. Carlie Ambrose
Ms. Martha Buckner
Mr. Russell Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Bach
Ms. Dawn Burdette
Mr. & Mrs. David
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Byars Mr. True Baker
Greathouse
Mr. & Mrs. George Carey Ms. Carrie Barr
Ms. Lindsey Baumgardner Capt. & Mrs. Richard
Ms. Lynn Carlisle
Kane
Mr. Anthony Bonner, Jr.
Mr. Clyde Carpenter
Ms. Carolyn King
Mr. Dan Carman
Ms. Virginia Carter
Dr. & Mrs. Bart McFarland
Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Cauthen Ms. Elizabeth ConleyDr. Katherine Bright &
Morgan
Ms. Marilyn Cotton
Ms. Frances Clay Conner Dr. Daniel Moran
Mrs. Lannis Craft
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Pride
Mr. Zachary Davis
Dr. & Mrs. Lisle Dalton
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wilson
Ms. Elizabeth Deener
Ms. Nancy DeRiggi
Mr. J. Harding Dowell
Mr. & Mrs. Markus Emig
Grants
Ms. Whitney Fields
Mrs. Cindy Goff
Mr. & Mrs. Fergus Galvin Toyota Motor Mr. Colin Goggin
Manufacturing, Kentucky
Ms. Lucy Gardner
Mr. Nathan Harlan
in Georgetown
Dr. Paul Evans Holbrook Ms. Jessie Gill
Mr. Deuce Greathouse
Ms. Abby Hollander
In-Kind Donors
Ms. Hallye Griffin
Ms. Jane Julian
Lendy Brown
Mr. Arthur Hancock, IV
Mr. James Kemp
Michael Burns
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kraus Ms. Walker Hancock
Group CJ
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan
Mr. & Mrs. J. Davant
Keeneland
Harrison
Latham, Jr.
Larry Richmond
Mr. & Mrs. Damien Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lyster Mr. Ben Henley
Ms. Natalie Henton
Ms. Lisa McNamara
In Honor of:
Mr. & Mrs. Chapman
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Menard
Helen Alexander Hopkins
Ms. Anne Montgomery
from Donna Dixon
Mrs. Kerry Irwin
Ms. Carolyn MurrayDonna Metcalf &
Mr. & Mrs. Bret Jones
Wooley
Caywood Metcalf Mr. Aaron Jutte
Ms. Victoria Myers
from Sara Metcalf
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Kemmish Leadership KY
Mr. & Mrs. David Kuendig Class of 2011 You can ensure that the farms, forests, and
Mr. Preston Lacy
from C. Jane Harrison
streams are conserved before they are lost to
Ms. Lindsey LeMaster
Ms. Leslia LeMaster &
In Memory of:
development with a planned gift to Bluegrass
Mr. Willie Wilson
Griffin Watson-Mills Conservancy.
Mr. Gray Lyster
from Vickie Batzka
Mr. & Mrs. Roman
Timothy Shea Metcalf We can’t do it without you. For more information
Malhouitre
from Sara Metcalf
on planned giving, contact Mackenzie Royce,
Mr. Josh Markham
Mr. Fletcher Mauk
[email protected] or
Mr. Bill Evans Meng
859-255-4552.
Preservationists
Dr. Jay Addison
Patrons
Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Hans Albrecht
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin
Beasley
Ausbrook
Mrs. Caroline Huger
Ms. Joan Austin
Boone
Mr. Leslie Wayne Autery
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel
Ms. Deb Balliet
A.B. Boone
Ms. Nancy Barnett &
Ms. Lucy Breathitt
Mr. Michael Potapov
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Barry
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Brunker
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Burns Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Barry
Ms. Vickie Batzka
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clay
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bonnie
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Dean
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bowen
Dr. & Mrs. Luke Fallon
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Hancock Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brewer
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn
Mr. Hoppy Henton
Bromagen
Mr. & Mrs. G. Watts
Mr. & Mrs. George Brooks
Humphrey, Jr.
Mr. Timothy Brown
Mr. Barry Irwin
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Butzer
The Lightner Sams Mr. & Mrs. Luther
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Don Robinson Caldwell
Mr. & Mrs. Ike Van Meter Mr. & Mrs. William
Cammack
Mr. & Mrs. Rutherford
Protectors
Campbell, Jr.
Mr. Larkin Armstrong
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Chamblin
Mr. Edward Barr
Mr. & Mrs. William
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Berger
Mr. & Mrs. George Branch Chapman, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Cheney
Mrs. Lorraine Clay
Mr. & Mrs. Yancey Clark
Dr. Nancy Cox
Mrs. Marsha Cobb
Crutcher Family
Mr. & Mrs. C.A. Coleman
Foundation
Mrs. Lois Combs-Richards
Fasig-Tipton
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Mr. James Frazier, III
Garden Club of Lexington Courtney, Jr.
Mr. Lynn Cravens &
Ms. Margaret Graves &
Ms. Connie Jo Miller
Mr. Jeff Hallos
Gay Darsie
Ms. Clay Hancock
Ms. Waddell Hancock, II Dean Dorton Allen Ford
Some gifts last a lifetime.
Others, longer. You make
the difference.
Ms. Donna Dixon
Mr. William Ederington
Mr. Tom Evans
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene
Ferguson
Dr. W.D. Fishback, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Fister
Mr. & Mrs. David Fogg
Ms. Marijo Foster
Dr. & Mrs. Jerold Friesen
Dr. & Mrs. James Gay
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Gorton
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Graves
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Haggin
Ms. Nina Hahn
Ms. Sue Harkins &
Mr. Bill Betz
Ms. Phyllis R. Hasbrouck
Ms. JoAnne Hilliard
Mr. James Hodge &
Ms. Mary Ann Delany
Dr. Charles Hoopes
Ms. Mari Ann Huber
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Huskisson
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Keller, Jr.
Mr. Randy Kemper
Kern Thoroughbreds
Mrs. Zee Faulkner
Kurfees
Ms. Margaret Lake
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Lake
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Leone
Mrs. Beverly Lewis
Mr. William Lussky
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne
Masterman
Ms. Joan Mayer
Dr. Dede McGehee
Mr. Tim McMurry
Dr. & Mrs. J. William
McRoberts
Mrs. Sara Metcalf
Ms. Betty Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Evan Miller
Dr. Dixie Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Browne
Nicholson
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Nicholson
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Nicol
Mr. & Mrs. James Noel
Dr. & Mrs. David Parrish
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Penn, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. H. Foster Pettit
Ms. Daisy Phipps Pulito
Ms. Helen Powell
Mr. Daniel Prater
Mr. & Mrs. Reese Reinhold
Mr. Dan Rosenberg
Mr. Craig Royce
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Photos by Paul Atkinson
A Toast to Conservation
Executive Director Mackenzie Royce with Easement Donors Marijo Foster, Dan Pride, & Helen Alexander
Thanks to more than 300 friends and neighbors, Bluegrass Conservancy raised over
$155,000 at the 12th annual Farmland Conservation Celebration and Auction on Thursday,
April 12th at Fasig-Tipton.
As toastmaster and easement donor Marijo Foster raised her glass to the 92 conservation
leaders and steadfast supporters who make Bluegrass Conservancy’s work possible, she
exclaimed that, “It is the farmland that sets Kentucky apart and makes our state special.”
We acknowledge the generous sponsors, attendees, item donors, and those who helped
make this event a success for land conservation in the Bluegrass!
Davant & Shannon Latham
Easement Donors Ben C. Kaufmann & Janet Zusman
Thank You to
Our Sponsors!
Chinquapin Oak Sponsor
Darley
Blue Ash Sponsors
Anonymous
Hardscuffle, Inc.
Farm Credit Services of
Mid-America
Middlebrook Farm
Black Walnut Sponsors
Dean Dorton Allen Ford
Hagyard Equine
Medical Institute
Lendy & Darrell Brown
UK HealthCare
White River Coal Sales, Inc.
Shagbark Hickory Sponsors
Anonymous
Blackfish
Cambus-Kenneth Farm
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Graviss McDonald’s Restaurants
Grimes Mill Winery
Jennifer Schnabel
Interior Design
McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie
& Kirkland
Nicholson Insurance Agency
Offutt-Cole Farm
Overbrook Farm
Sallee Horse Vans
Sodworks
Underwriters
BC Wood Properties
Jane Allen & Bill Offutt
Paul Ferrell of
Cambridge Insurange
The Turner Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Graeme Lang, Jr.
In-Kind Donors
Central Catering at Fasig-Tipton
Fusioncorp Design
Group CJ
Henkel Denmark
Margaret Graves
Maker’s Mark
Host
Fasig-Tipton
Vinnie Tew, John Henry & Sarah Mulholland, Jessica Durbin, & Megan Smedley
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Auction Thank You (continued)
Auctioneers
Tom Biederman
Terrence Collier
Auction Committee
Boo Hardy, Chair
Helen Alexander
Lendy Brown
Betty Kenan
Lori Kirk-Wagner
Shannon Latham
Lolly Martin
Connie Jo Miller
Maegan Nicholson
Laura Watson
Meredith Yates
Live Auction Item Donors
Helen Alexander
Backyard Farms
Cobra Farm
Flagler System, Inc.
Henkel Denmark
John Fulton Bloodstock
Betty & Jim Kenan
Maker’s Mark
Lolly & Bill Martin
Brenda & Brent Rice
Save Historic Newmarket
Action Group
Silent Auction Item Donors
21c Museum Hotel &
Proof on Main
Nancy Barnett, Easement Donors Betty & Jim Kenan, & Michael Potapov
Anonymous
James Archambeault
Phil Bishop
Bella Bliss
Belle Maison Antiques
Big Ass Fans
Cabby Boone
Lucy Breathitt
Breeders’ Cup Ltd.
Claiborne Farm
Cross Gate Gallery
DaRae & Friends Catering
Diane von Furstenberg
Dudley’s on Short
Glencrest Farm
Graves Cox & Co.
Boo Hardy & Richard Holder
Heaven Trees
Hound Dog Press
Janet Gregg Jewelry
Jennifer Schnabel Interior
Design
Libby & Brereton Jones
Betty & Jim Kenan
Shannon & Devant Latham
Banning Kent Lary
Leontine Linens
Lexington Pasta
Lexington Seafood Co.
Little English
Longwood Antique Woods
LV Harkness
Lolly & Bill Martin
Matthew Carter Interiors
Middlebrook Farm
Miller, Griffin & Marks, PSC
Beatie Clay Moran
Muir Station Five
Mary Jane & Charles Nuckols
RW Thompson Landscaping
Robert A.A. Brewer
Ruth Hunt Candy Co.
Saxony Farm
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Ellen Skidmore
The Lexington Angler
The Massage Center
The Thoroughbred Club
The Wholesome Chef
Three Chimneys Farm
Volunteers
Sara Adams
Carrie Barr
Lucy Gardner
Mary Elizabeth Henton
Natalie Henton
Nathanial Henton
Julee Johnson
Leslia LeMaster
Fletcher Mauk
Lindsey Precious
Emily Rives
Liz Young
2013 Auction planning is
underway & we’d love your
feedback. Contact mroyce@
bluegrassconservancy.org to
learn how you can help!
Nature Hike at CallieCash Farm
We had a great time at the nature hike on Bluegrass
Conservancy-protected CallieCash Farm in May. With guide
Clare Sipple leading the way, participants hiked through
beautiful Clark County farmland and along Jouett Creek.
When asked why the hike was so special, participant Ben
Albritton replied, “Places like Jouett Creek, where water
cascades down rock ledges through a deep ravine, pressed and
bursting on all sides with green flora, are my favorite places on
earth.
I am very glad this land is being preserved, and that
opportunities are being made to come and connect with it, and
connect with other people who value it too.”
Hikers on their way to the trail. Photo by Liz Young.
We want to thank CallieCash Farm’s Janet Zusman and
Ben C. Kaufmann for inviting us to see conservation in action. Visit our website, www.bluegrassconservancy.org, to view a video
from this event and to learn about upcoming opportunities to visit conserved farms.
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CONSERVATION IN ACTION
October 2012
Join us on for a guided hike on a BluegrassConservancy-protected farm this Fall.
Learn about the history of this land and the
importance of conservation.
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Photo by Liz Young
Stay Tuned...
Fall 2012
Photo by Paul Atkinson
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