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PUBLICATIONS

The Bluegrass Conservancy has many publications available by mail and online, including:

  • Bluegrass Conservancy Brochure
    (Click here for the online version; 2 MB PDF download)
  • Bluegrass Conservancy Guide to Donating a Conservation Easement (Click here for the online version)
  • Fact Sheet on Conservation Easements
  • Fact Sheet on Land Trusts
    (Click here for the online version)
  • 11 Easy Things That You Can Do To Save Farmland (click here for the online version)
  • Fact Sheet on Fayette County Purchase of Development Rights Program
  • Stephen Small's Preserving Family Lands Book II - $10.60 (includes tax)
  • Conservation Options: A Landowners Guide - $10.60 (includes tax)
    NOTE: Changes to tax law have occurred since this edition was published. Consult your financial advisor for the most up-to-date tax law information.
  • American Farmland Trust: Saving American Farmland: What Works
  • American Farmland Trust Cost of Community Services Study for Fayette County - $5.00

To obtain your own copy of these publications, please print out and complete our Order Form and mail to:

Bluegrass Conservancy
Dudley Square
380 South Mill Street, Suite 205
Lexington, Kentucky 40508-2560



NEWSLETTERS

If you would like to receive future editions of The Bluegrass Conservancy News, click here to be added to our mailing list.

Winter 2006 Newsletter


Summer-Fall 2005 Newsletter

 

Spring 2005 Newsletter

 

Winter 2005 Newsletter

 

Fall 2004 Newsletter

 

Summer 2004 Newsletter

 

Spring 2004 Newsletter

 

Winter 2004 Newsletter

 

Fall 2003 Newsletter

 

Summer 2003 Newsletter

Our newsletter is provided in PDF format (requires Adobe Reader).


MAPS

Bluegrass Conservancy has developed the following maps in order to guide land protection efforts in the coming years. The Strategic Farmland Map identifies the most "at-risk" parcels of farmland in the region. The Soils Map identifies land with prime soil for farming. Both of these maps provide the framework for the Conservancy to help landowners and their families protect these treasured lands in perpetuity.

Strategic Farmland Map

Prime Farmland Soils Map

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LINKS

Kentucky

 

Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation

www.bluegrasstrust.org

 

Fayette County's Purchase of Development Rights Program
www.lfucg.com/pdr

 

Kentucky Heritage Council

www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/khchome.htm

 

Kentucky Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) Program

www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/khchome.htm

 

University of Kentucky - College of Design

www.uky.edu/Design

 

 

 

National

 

American Farmland Trust
www.farmland.org

 

Land Trust Alliance
www.lta.org

 

Planetizen: The Planning and Development Network

www.planetizen.com

 

Smart Growth Network
www.smartgrowth.org

 

Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
www.sprawlwatch.org

 

World Monuments Fund
www.wmf.org

 

 

 

Other land trusts

 

Brandywine Conservancy

www.brandywineconservancy.org

 

The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org

 

River Fields (Louisville, KY)
www.riverfields.org