Parks and Recreation System Master Plan Update (2016) parks_and_recreation_system_master_plan_update_oct | Page 472

Park
Current Ranking
Justification
Biodiversity Aim
Beargrass Creek
B5
Historical home of the Louisville Crayfish ( G1 )
B5
Greenway
Butchertown
B5
Historical home of the Louisville Crayfish ( G1 )
B5
Greenway
Caperton Swamp
B4
Several records of state and federally listed bird
B3
species on the site ; however there are no records of these as breeding birds at this location .
Cherokee
B5
Historical sightings of Running Buffalo Clover
B4
( G3 ) and Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ( G5 ); could also be a potential home for the Louisville Crayfish ( G1 ) as there is a significant portion of Beargrass Creek
Chickasaw
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With a long frontage along the Ohio River the
B5
forested banks help to support the larger river ecosystem health . Numerous listed bird species have the potential to be sited at this location .
CID Land
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Historical sightings of Kirtland ’ s Snake ( G2 )
B5
Clifton Heights
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This property has undergone woodland restoration
B5
Greenway
between 2012 to present and will eventually become a more diverse forest .
Cox Park
B4
With a long frontage along the Ohio River the
B4
forested banks help to support the larger river ecosystem health . Numerous listed bird species are observed on the river at this location .
Fairmount Falls
B4
This is a very rich forested habitat with numerous
B3
cliff lines and a large waterfall . A thorough biological inventory has the potential to show the presence of listed species .
Iroquois
B5
Historical sighting of Kirtland ’ s Snake ( G2 ) near
B5
Jefferson Memorial Forest
B4 the southeast boundary Jefferson Forest is the largest park within the system at a bit under 7000 acres . Narrow Blue Curls is the only listed plant species identified to date , but there is potential for many others . The calcareous mesophytic forests are abundant .
Kulmer Reserve
B5
With a long frontage along the Ohio River the forested banks help to support the larger river ecosystem health . Numerous listed bird species have the potential to be sited at this location .
McNeely Lake
B3
Work to restore Kentucky Gladecress habitat was begun in 2014 with encouraging preliminary results . Additional work to restore these glades should take place . McNeely also has numerous caves which could provide habitat for several rare
B3
B4
B2
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