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Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Hike at Jefferson Memorial Forest October 17, 2009

6. October 2009

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It’s time for the fifth annual Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Hike at Jefferson Memorial Forest. On Saturday October 17, 2009 there will be free t-shirts (my friend Linda is almost guaranteed to be there just for the free t-shirt alone), hayrides, free pumpkins, hiking and just a general atmosphere of celebrating the gloriousness that is Kentucky [...]

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Get Oriented (Survivor Skills!) Saturday September 26, 2009

23. September 2009

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Could you find your way out of paper bag with a map and a compass? Me either, that’s why we should both take the Get Oriented class/hike from Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Learn to find your way with only a compass and map in hand along with other basic outdoor survivor skills from Naturalist Trent Winlock. [...]

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Happy Tail Hour Thursday September 17, 2009

14. September 2009

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Well this just warms my heart: it’s an event that’s free, fun and is for dogs and their humans. You know I’m a crazy dog person so I just love events like this. Come out to show your support for the Metro Animal Shelter 2009 Flood Relief at this fun pet-friendly cocktail event on the [...]

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Volunteer at Cherokee (or Iroquois) Park this Saturday July 11, 2009

7. July 2009

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The lovely and talented Sarah Wolff over at Olmsted Parks let me know that they’re looking for volunteers at both Cherokee and Iroquois Park this Saturday July 11, 2009. Olmsted Parks Conservancy is looking for volunteers to help maintain trails in Cherokee Park this Saturday 1:30-4:30pm. We’re also hosting our regularly scheduled Park Champion volunteer [...]

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Tour de Olmsted June 13, 2009

4. June 2009

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What a nice family friendly biking event this sounds like next weekend at Iroquois park. Car free bike riding, safety tips, gear showcase, music, food, a good time for all. A free family bike tour of Iroquois Park’s tree-lined roads starts at 10:45 am June 13, 2009. The scenic, car-free route is 5.7 miles long [...]

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Celebrate National Trails Day at Jefferson Memorial Forest on June 6, 2009

26. May 2009

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Remember how excited we all were when Jefferson Memorial Forest won the grant from Nature Valley? Next Saturday you can help them celebrate and start volunteering on the project the grant is going to fund.  On June 6, the Forest will celebrate National Trails Day with a major groundbreaking event: the beginning of a trail [...]

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Family Golfing for $20 Memorial Day Weekend 2009

21. May 2009

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Update: I had the dates wrong on this. According to Metro Parks the proper dates for the golfing deal is for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday after 4:30 p.m Family golfing is not my thing. I think I was like 14 the last time I played golf with any of my family members but that’s my [...]

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Bats(!) at Jefferson Memorial Forest May 8, 2009

30. April 2009

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Bats both fascinate and kind of creep me out so I admit that I’m probably too much of a pansy to go to this nighttime program at Jefferson Memorial Forest. You should totally go though and tell me all about it. A creature stalks Louisville in the darkness, swiftly swooping in on hundreds of victims [...]

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Gardening for the Birds with Thomas G. Barnes at Jefferson Memorial

29. April 2009

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Gardening and feeding the birds are two areas in which I do not excel. Luckily B takes care of all that. That’s why I’m really sad this event is happening on a Monday when she won’t be able to attend. I know she would just love hearing this guy present on developing our yard with [...]

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Explore the Woodland Delicacies at Iroquois Park Sunday May 3, 2009

27. April 2009

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“Woodland Delicacies” is the term the parks people use to describe this event. I didn’t come up with that on my own. I’m not exactly sure what a “Woodland Delicacy” is. Olmsted Parks Conservancy invites you to come enjoy a beautiful and educational walk in Iroquois Park. Learn more about folklore behind the flora found in [...]

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