RIVER FIELDS INC
1201 STORY AVENUE NO 215, LOUISVILLE, KY 40206 www.riverfields.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: "TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OHIO RIVER BETWEEN WESTPORT AND WEST POINT, KENTUCKY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC." THIS MISSION GUIDES THE THREE MAIN PROGRAMS WHICH ARE LAND CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. RIVER FIELDS HAS PRESERVED ALMOST 2,200 ACRES FOREVER IN JEFFERSON, OLDHAM AND SHELBY COUNTY, THE MAJORITY WHICH IS FARMLAND.

TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND SCENIC RESOURCES, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OHIO RIVER BETWEEN WESTPORT AND WEST POINT, KENTUCKY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION THROUGH A THREE PRONGED PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH OF LAND CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. RIVER FIELDS STARTED AS AN ADVOCACY GROUP. IN 1986, IT BEGAN LAND AQUISITION WITH THE INTENT TO PROTECT AND MANAGE THE LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. IN 1996, IT BEGAN ANOTHER CONSERVATION INITIATIVE THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROTECTION IF HISTORIC RESOURCES TAKES PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KY HERITAGE COUNCIL. ADVOCACY IS A PROGRAM THAT USES MANY TOOLS IN PROTECTING THE PLACES PEOPLE LOVE AND CAN ACCESS. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM EDUCATES INTERESTED CITIZENS ABOUT RESOURCES, THREATS AND THE MANY TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PROTECT IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND THE PLACES PEOPLE LOVE.

LAND CONSERVATION - PROTECTION, MOSTLY PERMANENT, OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES INCLUDING SCENIC AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR PURCHASE OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE. HELPING LANDOWNERS AND CITIZENS PROTECT AND CREATE MORE OPEN SPACE, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND SCENIC VISTAS. WITH ALMOST 2,200 ACRES NOW PROTECTED FOREVER FROM UNWISE DEVELOPMENT, RIVER FIELDS PROVIDES A STRONG, CLEAR VOICE FOR LAND CONSERVATION THAT IS LISTENED TO THROUGHOUT THIS REGION AND BEYOND. WITH 18 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND 13 PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN, MOST OF THAT ACREAGE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE TAKEN MANY CRUCIAL STEPS TOWARD PRESERVING LANDS ALONG THE RIVER CORRIDOR FOREVER. RIVER FIELDS LARGEST PROPERTY OWNED IN FEE SIMPLE. GARVIN BROWN PRESERVE, IS A 45 ACRE NATURE PRESERVE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR-ROUND FROM DAWN TO DUSK. IT IS BELOVED AND USED BY COUNTLESS THOUSANDS ANNUALLY. IN THE LAST 6 YEARS, THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN HOME HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROJECT. SINCE 2018, A FEE PROPERTY IS BEING DEVELOPED AS A SCENIC PULL-OFF FOR ALL CITIZENS, BICYLISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS ON THE ONLY SCENIC BYWAY IN METRO LOUISVILLE. FOR OVER A DECADE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A CONSERVATION MINDED COUPLE IN SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY TO PRESERVE OVER 80 ACRES VIA A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. RIVER FIELDS UNIQUELY PRESERVES HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS THE 412 ACRE WOLF PEN BRANCH MILL FARM WHICH INCLUDES A C. 1870 STONE COREN GRIST MILL THAT STILL GRINDS CORN FOR GUESTS BROUGHT ON RIVER FIELDS WALKS THERE. WE HOLD 6 PRESERVATION/CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WITH THE KY HERITAGE COUNCIL, THE COMMONWEALTH'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION AGENCY. RIVER FIELDS IS A CO-FOUNDER AND ACTIVE LEADER IN THE KY LAND TRUST COALITION, A STATEWIDE GROUP OF CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS DEVOTED TO THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

EDUCATION - ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER ALL CITIZENS TO PROTECT THE RIVER AND ITS SURROUNDING LANDS. OUR LARGEST EMAIL IST ALLOWS US TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANY PERSON WHO SIGNS UP. WE SEND OUT EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, ALERTS ABOUT PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CRITICAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR. WE ACCEPT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS TO LANDOWNERS. WE OFFER ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ON PROTECTED LANDS, ALWAYS LED BY A PROFESSIONAL. RIVER FIELDS WORKS CLOSELY WITH ITS MEMBERS, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND NEWS MEDIA TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS. WE TRAIN REGIONAL CITIZENS AND LEADERS ON THE LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS OF LAND CONSERVATION. WE ARE PARTICULARLY ADEPT AT EDUCATING CITIZENS ABOUT THE FEDERAL LAW, SECTION 106 WHICH HELPS STAKEHOLDERS REDUCE, AND MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON HISTORIC PROPERTIES FROM A FEDERAL UNDERTAKING.

ADVOCACY - SEEK CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF OPEN SPACES PROMOTION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT, GREATER PUBLIC ACCESS, THE ENHANCEMENT OF SCENIC VIEWS, RATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS AND GOOD URBAN DESIGN. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR REPUTATION AS A WILLING NEGOTIATOR IN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HISTORIC PRESERVATION, CONSERVED AREAS, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND AND WATER USE. WE ALWAYS WORK TOWARD THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, CLEAN AIR AND WATER, AND THE PROTECTION OF ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS. SINCE 2017, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR A VERY IMPORTANT HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN AN ADVOCACY PRIORITY. RIVER FIELDS FUNDED THE WORK OF THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, ANOTHER PARTNER. AS I WRITE THIS IN 2020 THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN IS ABOUT TO BE APPROVED BY THE LOUSIVILLE METRO COUNCIL. THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM COVERS DECISIONS FROM COUNTLESS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. IN METRO LOUISVILLE, MONITORING AND ADVOCACY TAKES PLACE FOR PROPOSALS IN THE OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR THAT COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT, TO NAME A FEW. IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KY, MONITORING AND ADVOCACY CONCERNING OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR PROJECTS RELATE TO THE TRANSPORTATION CABINET, THE DIVISION OF WATER, THE DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ANY PROPOSED PROJECTS AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL. INFRASCTRUCTURE PROJECTS SUCH AS ROADS, BRIDGES AND DAMS ARE CAREFULLY ASSESSED. A VARIETY OF TOOLS ARE USED IN ALL THESE AREAS.

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