America’s natural beauty is disappearing right before our eyes. Land trusts such as River Fields are protecting the best before it’s too late.
“These acres not only provide a conserved core of property surrounded by development, but also form their own watershed. We realized, having purchased this property, it is only conserved as long as we are here to protect it. To that end, we were determined to not only have a conservation easement, but to have a River Fields conservation easement.”
Deanna Estes-Culler and Everett Culler, landowners, Daisy Hill
River Fields works with landowners and supporters to preserve thousands of acres of beautiful open space, productive farms, diverse woodlands and unique wetlands along the Ohio River Corridor and Watershed.
We own 10 river corridor properties outright, totaling over 65 acres. The largest of these, Garvin Brown Nature Preserve, is open every day of the year to our public for enjoying woods, wildflowers, wetlands and open views to the Ohio River.
In addition, we hold conservation easements that restrict the development rights to 17 additional properties in metro Louisville and surrounding counties. These easements protect more than 2,300 acres of land critical to our metro area’s scenic value and ecological health — including sensitive wetlands and watersheds, beautiful scenic vistas, wildlife habitats, historical properties and landscapes, and working farms. Conservation easements are legal agreements between a landowner and a land trust that places permanent restrictions on the use of a property. That means a beautiful piece of open land will never become a warehouse, office park, or subdivision – it will stay open and protected, forever.
Conserved Landscapes
In total, River Fields has protected over 2,300 acres of land forever. View our current list of properties...
Conserve Your Land
River Fields uses two primary land protection tools: conservation easements and fee simple ownership. We undertake this work through donations…
