Three nature license plates are available for an additional $10 fee when you register your car, light truck or SUV—and the fee is tax deductible.
FAR LEFT: Cove Spring Park/Nature Preserve in Frankfort, originally purchased in 2001, was approved for a property expansion in 2009 by the Heritage Land Conservation Fund. KHLCF Board photos
In 2009, more than 3,150 acres of Kentucky’s natural lands in 13 different counties were conserved with funding assistance from this program:
Kentucky has an invaluable natural heritage recognized nationally and internationally for its outstanding, productive, biologically and geologically diverse lands and waters. The Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund is committed to protecting these lands and “keeping Kentucky green” by awarding grant funds to purchase and preserve the state’s natural lands in perpetuity for enjoyment by this and future generations.
Heritage Land dollars have been awarded to protect and conserve some of Kentucky's best-known natural areas—old growth hardwoods at Blanton Forest in eastern Kentucky; savannah woodlands at Griffith Woods as well as parts of the Kentucky River Palisades in central Kentucky; urban forests at the Jefferson Memorial Forest in the state's largest city; bat populations and caves in southern Kentucky; cliff-lined valleys along the banks of the Martins Fork Wild River in Harlan County; and diverse watershed and wetland areas with endangered mussel species at the Green River State Forest in the western part of the state.
In addition, 16 project applications were reviewed and approved by the board in 2009. Funding awards totaling more than $6.2 million were approved for the proposed acquisition and management of more than 3,750 acres located throughout the state. How can you help protect Kentucky’s treasures of nature—the forests, wild rivers and savannah woodlands? Choose a nature license plate when you register your car, light truck or SUV. The $10 fee above normal registration is tax deductible and goes directly to the Heritage Land fund. Keep Kentucky green—buy a nature plate.
Most people do not realize this conservation fund is the primary source of state funding for the purchase of natural areas. Since 1995, the board has played an integral part in helping state agencies, local governments and state colleges and universities protect and conserve more than 34,800 acres of Kentucky's natural areas and habitats. To date, the fund has provided financial support, in whole or part, to acquire 124 properties in 55 counties. In 2009, more than 3,150 acres of Kentucky’s natural lands in 13 different counties were conserved with funding assistance from this program: • Local governments and universities protected 1,275 acres in Warren, Pulaski, Laurel, Hart and Livingston counties, including a cave in Warren County and an 873-acre addition to the Livingston Wildlife Management Area.
How can you help protect Kentucky’s treasures of nature—the forests, wild rivers and savannah woodlands? Choose a nature license plate when you register your car, light truck or SUV. The $10 fee above normal registration is tax deductible and goes directly to the Heritage Land fund. Keep Kentucky green—buy a nature plate.