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Description

TFCE, the Kentucky Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, and a private landowner are working toward the restoration of this globally unique Bluegrass savanna-woodland ecosystem with its famous Griffith Woods. Multidisciplinary projects include experimentation on effects of fire and grazing, development of a native plant nursery for pharmacological, agricultural and ecological applications, restoration of a historic tavern, archaeological and historical studies, and reconstruction of Silver Lake.

Partners

  • Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
  • The Nature Conservancy

Major Funding Sources

  • The Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board
  • TFCE Endowment
  

Painting of Silver Lake in the 19th century

This 19th century oil painting depicts Silver Lake as it was at that time

          

 
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