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Boone Cliffs State Nature Preserve – Burlington, Kentucky
It was a beautiful November day – blue sky, mild temp, and a gentle breeze. The goal was to enjoy some late fall color. Boone Cliffs is a 74 acre preserve that we have visited many times, starting in the early 1980s. It was the first preserve purchased by the Kentucky Nature Conservancy, when it…
Hazeldell Meadow Nature Preserve – Somerset, Kentucky
We were approaching the five year anniversary of Footpaths – it is hard to comprehend – publishing a weekly article on our experiences with nature, which now total over 260 articles. Most are about our outings on hiking trails – interpreting the setting and the ecology that we were seeing. The majority are about hikes…
The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer
When we moved into our house thirty-three years ago there was a large Serviceberry just off the front stairs. Vase shaped, spring flowering, berries for the birds in June, and beautiful fall color – it was the right plant, but it was in the wrong place. Having innumerable stems, it was more of a shrub…