Blackacre Conservancy

Summer Camp at Blackacre

Blackacre — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:34 +0000

Campers discover Kentucky’s heritage through exploration of Blackacre’s 1790′s pioneer farm and natural areas. Programming focuses on the natural environment and our place within it from a historical perspective. Campers “hunt” for animals and bugs with cameras as well as learn the basics of field and stream ecology. Other activities include the daily tasks of pioneer life on a farm. From care and feeding of our animals to making butter and the challenges of rustic living.

Grades: 1-3^rd, 4^th – 5^th, 6^th – 8^th

When: Part 1 June 10th-14th, 17th-21^st, 24^th-28^th

Part 2 July 8^th-12^th, 15^th-19^th, 29^th-Aug 2^nd

Costs: $115 /per week

All Sessions are 9am. – 2pm.

Please call 502.266.9802 to register or

download your registration form here and mail with payment to | 3200 Tucker Station Rd. Louisville, Kentucky 40299.

Blackacre Art Week

Blackacre — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:17:21 +0000

www.kmacmuseum.org

Win an American Girl doll and enjoy tea in April at Blackacre!

Blackacre — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:16:22 +0000

Experience the magic of Blackacre through the eyes of a young girl on the emerging American frontier of the late 1700s. Sunday afternoons beginning April 14th families are invited to enjoy formal afternoon teas at Blackacre with our very own American pioneer girl “Phebe”. Those who attend will be treated to a traditional tea served in the formal parlor and dining room of the historic Tyler homestead. Complete with tea sandwiches and baked goods visitors will have the chance to talk with Phebe and participate in pioneer games and pending weather enjoy horse drawn carriage rides around the property. All ticket purchases also automatically qualify participants for a chance to win their very own “American Girl” doll; Felicity or a gift certificate good toward the purchase of an American Girl doll or accessories.

For more information and ticketing please contact us at blackacre3200@gmail.com

Blackacre on KET’s Louisville Life!

Blackacre — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:36:10 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc2I4U4puO4

Angie Fenton Visits Blackacre!

Blackacre — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:52:20 +0000

Welcome from A. Dale Josey, Executive Director

Blackacre — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:41:54 +0000

Dear Friends,

As the new executive director of Blackacre, I am pleased and honored to serve the community as the steward of this truly unique place. Being a passionate environmental advocate, a supporter of outdoor, hands-on education, and a history buff, I’ve found that working in a setting so rich in both natural and Kentucky history is fulfilling. Coming to Blackacre, I was delighted with my welcome from our wonderful volunteers, our truly dedicated board of directors, and a number of other talented individuals committed to the challenges of keeping the Presley Tyler House (c. 1844) and the Tyler Homestead (c. 1795) operational into the 21^st Century.

Already, Blackacre serves over 9,000 students a year, bringing them to a place still unspoilt by the developments and stresses of the digital age. I invite you to join them: come and explore our numerous trails, crisscrossing fields, forests, springs, and ponds. Unplug yourself from the 21^st century for a little while, enjoy the peace and calm of Blackacre—I promise, the hectic pace of modern life will still be waiting when you return. In the meantime, let your family remember, learn, and savor the precious lessons Blackacre can still teach us, lessons about old fashioned values—including common courtesy and respect for the land and its inhabitants—that we cannot afford to forget. So make plans to follow the twisting gravel road (as I did) to a unique historic homestead and open yourself up to a new perspective on the important qualities of life.

With this in mind, follow the frequent updates on our website and social media for new programming the entire family can enjoy at Blackacre. I look forward to seeing you out here.

Sincerely,

A. Dale Josey
Executive Director

Wave 3 News Visits Blackacre!

Blackacre — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:45:53 +0000

Blackacre was featured by Wave 3 News as one of Louisville’s little known places with “fun things to do without going broke.” The television program praised Blackacre for its “quiet space” and “natural beauty.” Video and link after the jump.

You can watch the feature or read the article at wave3.com: “Going back in time at Blackacre Nature Preserve and historic homestead”

BABY GOATS!

Blackacre — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:13:18 +0000

Last week, Blackacre welcomed three new baby goats to the homestead!

Learning to walk is difficult when you’ve only been alive an hour!

Click and Clack– fraternal twins– were born last Thursday afternoon. They’ve been settling in pretty well since:

Click and Clack cool off.

We hope you can come out and say hello to them!

Little Clack is hungry!

This little kid needs a break from all that trying to walk.

Can’t get enough? Check out a little video we put together to celebrate their births!

A Naturalist’s Notes: A Forest Reborn

Blackacre — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:05:46 +0000

The Blackacre Conservancy is working hard to restore some of its land to its natural ecological habitat. The Conservancy has recently completed 2 restoration projects on its land.

Thanks to funding from the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, crews physically removed the non-native invasives Bush honeysuckle and Chinese privet from 48 acres of Blackacre Conservancy land. They subsequently treated remaining plant material with herbicide to further retard growth. Crews then planted 30 acres of this land with over 8,500 hardwood bareroot tree saplings, including red oak, white oak, hickory, silky dogwood, wild plum and eastern redbud. Hundreds of planted tree saplings have survived for a year now, despite fierce competition from aggressive non-native invasive plant, Johnsongrass.

Blackacre Conservancy received a second grant from UPS to restore the Sunrise Meadow Pond. Again, non-native invasive plants were removed. Pond banks were strengthened to prevent erosion, and appropriate native species, including many flowering plants, were added. Plants included grasses, sedges, and silky dogwood.

These areas are on their way to becoming the restored habitats that once stood on Conservancy land. For now, Conservancy friends will wait patiently for their freshly planted friends to take root.