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Park
Beargrass Creek
Greenway
Butchertown
Greenway
Caperton Swamp
Current
Ranking
B5 Historical home of the Louisville Crayfish (G1) Biodiversity
Aim
B5
B5 Historical home of the Louisville Crayfish (G1) B5
B4 Several records of state and federally listed bird
species on the site; however there are no records
of these as breeding birds at this location.
Historical sightings of Running Buffalo Clover
(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
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.
Historical sightings of Kirtland’s Snake (G2)
This property has undergone woodland restoration
between 2012 to present and will eventually
become a more diverse forest.
With a long frontage along the Ohio River the
forested banks help to support the larger river
ecosystem health. Numerous listed bird species
are observed on the river at this location.
This is a very rich forested habitat with numerous
cliff lines and a large waterfall. A thorough
biological inventory has the potential to show the
presence of listed species.
Historical sighting of Kirtland’s Snake (G2) near
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.
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.
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
Cherokee B5
Chickasaw ----
CID Land
Clifton Heights
Greenway ?
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Cox Park B4
Fairmount Falls B4
Iroquois B5
Jefferson
Memorial Forest B4
Kulmer Reserve B5
McNeely Lake B3
Justification
B4
B5
B5
B5
B4
B3
B5
B3
B4
B2
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