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Wildflower Hike with Joyce Bender
Wildflower Hike with Joyce Bender
Celebrate spring’s beauty and explore some of the connections between spring wildflowers, their habitats, and us.Celebrate spring’s beauty and explore some of the connections between spring wildflowers, their habitats, and us.Hike Leader: Joyce Bender, retired from the Kentucky State Nature Preserves CommissionHike distance and difficulty: 1.5 miles; rated moderately difficult, due to steep and uneven […]
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FLOC: First Friday Birding
FLOC: First Friday Birding
Join us for birding with the Floracliff Ornithology Community (FLOC)!Start your day with an easy-paced bird walk. Experienced birders will guide you on a 1-2 mile loop through grassland and forested habitat. We'll take our time to document all the birds we see and hear during this community science based program. Bring binoculars or borrow […]
Wildflower Hike with Devin Rodgers
Wildflower Hike with Devin Rodgers
Hike with a botanist at Floracliff during peak wildflower season.Join botanist Devin Rodgers for a spring wildflower hike to identify the charismatic native, early-flowering plants of the Kentucky River Palisades. A number of related topics will be discussed like floral morphology, plant families, ecological patterns, biogeography, and conservation. We also hope to observe pollination by […]
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Wildflower Hike with Tyson Gregory
Wildflower Hike with Tyson Gregory
Hike with a botanist at Floracliff during peak wildflower season.More details coming soon!Hike Leader: Tyson Gregory, Trees LexingtonHike distance and difficulty: 1.5 - 2 miles; rated moderate to difficult, due to steep and uneven terrain; there may also be some slick spots near the creekBring: waterOptional: hiking poles, snack, cameraThe meeting location will be emailed […]
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Wildflower Hike w/ Josie Miller
Wildflower Hike w/ Josie Miller
Join Floracliff's Stewardship Director, Josie Miller, for a spring wildflower hike.Join us for an early spring wildflower hike to see the first blooms of the season. This hike will highlight identification, ecology, and pollinator relationships of our spring ephemerals.Hike Leader: Josie Miller, Stewardship DirectorHike distance and difficulty: 1.5 - 2.5 miles; rated moderate to difficult, […]
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Golden Hour Hike to the Kentucky River
Golden Hour Hike to the Kentucky River
End your day with a quiet and relaxing “golden hour” hike at Floracliff while the early evening sunset shines through the trees.End your day with a quiet and relaxing “golden hour” hike at Floracliff while the early evening sunset shines through the trees. This hike will head down to the Kentucky River floodplain, where setting […]
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Wildflower Hike with Beverly James
Wildflower Hike with Beverly James
Join us to see Floracliff's spring wildflowers.Join us for a spring wildflower hike to see Floracliff's wildflowers at their peak. This hike will highlight identification, ecology, and pollinator relationships of our spring ephemerals.Hike Leader: Beverly James, Preserve DirectorHike distance and difficulty: 1.5-2.5 miles (route will be determined by wildflower activity); rated moderate due to steep […]
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Birding for Beginners with Dan Patrick
Birding for Beginners with Dan Patrick
Join us for a Birding for Beginners walk and sit just as spring migration is underway. This program is for those ages 9 and up.If you’ve ever thought birdwatching would be fun or interesting but didn’t know how to start come join us for a Birding for Beginners walk and sit. We’ll discuss the use […]
Wildflower Hike with Dan Patrick
Wildflower Hike with Dan Patrick
Join us to see Floracliff during peak wildflower season.Join us for an early spring wildflower hike to see the first blooms of the season. This hike will highlight identification, ecology, and pollinator relationships of our spring ephemerals.Hike Leader: Dan Patrick, Volunteer NaturalistHike distance and difficulty: 1.5-2.5 miles (route will be determined by wildflower activity); rated […]
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Golden Hour Hike to Elk Lick Falls
Golden Hour Hike to Elk Lick Falls
End your day with a quiet and relaxing “golden hour” hike at Floracliff while the early evening sunset shines through the trees.End your day with a quiet and relaxing “golden hour” hike at Floracliff while the early evening sunset shines through the trees. This will feature Elk Lick Falls and one of Kentucky’s oldest known […]
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Wildflower Hike with Rob Paratley
Wildflower Hike with Rob Paratley
Join botanist Rob Paratley for a wildflower hike at Floracliff.Join botanist Rob Paratley for a close look at Floracliff's spring wildflowers. He'll discuss some basics of flower shape and structure, as well as their relationships to each other and how they fit into Floracliff's mesophytic forest.Hike Leader: Rob ParatleyHike distance and difficulty: 1.5-2 miles; rated […]
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Wildflower Hike to Elk Lick Falls w/ Beverly James
Wildflower Hike to Elk Lick Falls w/ Beverly James
Experience the spring beauty of Floracliff on this wildflower hike to Elk Lick FallsExperience the spring beauty of Floracliff on this wildflower hike to Elk Lick Falls. This hike will highlight identification, ecology, and pollinator relationships of our spring ephemerals. We'll take a break at Elk Lick Falls.Hike Leader: Beverly James, Preserve DirectorHike distance and […]
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Plein Air Painting & Drawing
Plein Air Painting & Drawing
Join fellow artists on a hike to visit Floracliff's old oak trees for a few hours of drawing and painting.Come together with fellow artists for a hike to spend a few hours drawing and painting while sitting with Floracliff's old oak trees. Artists provide their own materials and must pack in and out over varying […]
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Seminar: Lights Out, Kentucky! Bird Migration and Dark Skies
Seminar: Lights Out, Kentucky! Bird Migration and Dark Skies
Join us for a seminar at the Trail's End Lodge with Rachael PeakePresenter: Rachael Peake, Frankfort Audubon SocietyMore details coming soon!This program is part of the Bluegrass Biodiversity Seminar Series, which offers free evening presentations on Kentucky's natural history and biodiversity in the historic Trail’s End Lodge.This event is generously sponsored by Charles and Kim […]
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The Natural Word: Nature Journaling at Floracliff
The Natural Word: Nature Journaling at Floracliff
Hone your observational skills through journal writing, as we use our words to explore Floracliff in different seasons.Hone your observational skills through journal writing, as we use our words to explore Floracliff in different seasons. These hikes will give you permission to sit and soak in the life around you and open your senses to […]