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Donation: Tax Benefits

Donation: Tax Benefits

ByKristin Faurest June 25, 2017
Income Taxes Donation of certain development rights to a qualified organization like River Fields can constitute a...
Donate Your Land Or Easement

Donate Your Land Or Easement

ByKristin Faurest June 25, 2017
There are many different ways for a landowner to conserve his/her property. River Fields can help every landowner...
Conserve Your Land

Conserve Your Land

ByKristin Faurest June 25, 2017
River Fields uses two primary land protection tools: conservation easements and fee simple ownership. We undertake this...
Conservation Easement FAQ’s

Conservation Easement FAQ’s

ByKristin Faurest June 25, 2017
A conservation easement is a practical way for private landowners to protect environmentally significant land while...

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River Fields is with Community Foundation of Louisville.

9 hours ago

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Our organization's Board of Trustees believes in our work - enough to offer a $20,000 match for our Give for Good campaign! Double your gift and help us plant a floodplain forest at our property at the corner of River Road and Blankenbaker Lane. Earliy giving is Sept. 7-9 and Give for Good day itself is Sept. 10. www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization/River-FieldsEnjoy this beautiful video visit to Wolf Pen Branch Mill Farm - we hope it inspires you to give! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

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Hey, River Fields friends! Here's your chance to join us on a monarch butterfly adventure in beautiful Garvin Brown Nature Preserve. The fun happens at 10 a.m. Sunday Sept. 13 with a classroom presentation at Waterfront Botanical Gardens followed by a monarch tagging walk in the preserve. This is a members-only program and you can secure your spot by emailing kristin@riverfields.org! ... See MoreSee Less

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River Fields is with Eric Bowen Towell at Garvin Brown Nature Preserve, Prospect, KY.

2 weeks ago

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How about these gorgeous images from our Trustee Eric Towell's gifted son Joey Towell of our Garvin Brown Nature Preserve? ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Happy stormy Tuesday, River Fields community! Our great friends at the Kentucky Waterways Alliance are organizing a cleanup event and we'd love to encourage River Fields members to take part. This event was originally planned for April, but severe thunderstorms created the need to reschedule. KWA and its partners are thankful for this new opportunity to work together for Beargrass Creek and celebrate our waterways as a community. There will be live music, coffee & doughnuts, and a fun prize for the weirdest item found! Date: This Saturday; July 25, 2026Location: Meet at the parking lot at the corner of Lexington and Ledge Roads to clean up Beargrass Greenway & Cherokee Park.Timeline: Check In: 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM; Welcome and Safety Instructions: 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM; Cleanup: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PMRegistration: forms.gle/Rqpwztw4WdMjjyB96 or kwalliance.org/events. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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What does conservation look like?Sometimes it's not a meeting, a report, or a plan.Sometimes it looks like native wildflowers returning.Birds finding habitat.Pollinators thriving.And land becoming healthier year after year.This is the work your support makes possible. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Someone once said that the greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.We see that truth every day.It's visible in the protected landscapes along the river corridor.It's visible in restored habitats returning to health.And it's visible in the young people discovering a connection to nature for the first time.These things don't happen overnight. They happen because generations of supporters have invested in a vision bigger than themselves.If River Fields has ever inspired you, protected a place you love, or strengthened your connection to the river, we invite you to make a summer gift today.Your support will help ensure that the places we cherish today remain protected for generations to come.tinyurl.com/RFSummer26Thank you for helping build a legacy that lasts.#Riverfields #conservation #ProtectWhatMatters ... See MoreSee Less

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Decades ago, Sallie Bingham acquired the acreage that is now Wolf Pen Branch Mill Farm. Thanks to her vision and care for the land, these 400 plus acres of farm, field, woods, stream, and historic structures will stay protected forever. River Fields is proud and inspired to have been entrusted with protecting this marvelous place.
Visionary stories: Wolf Pen Branch Mill Farm
River Fields President and CEO Kristin Faurest explains how working with nature and protecting floodplains can help communities be more resilient.
Why we protect the floodplain - so the floodplain can protect us!
We're celebrating spring with a short visit to Garvin Brown Nature Preserve, a 46 acre wonderland on the Ohio River across from 12 Mile Island.
Spring at Garvin Brown
River Fields President and CEO Kristin Faurest explains how you can permanently protect threatened land through conservation easements.
Protected Forever: How River Fields saves land
Garvin Brown Preserve is a 46-acre nature preserve that is owned, protected, and managed by River Fields and open to the public from dawn until dusk every day of the year. A former family farm now permanently protected from development by River Fields, the preserve is a small but extraordinarily biodiverse landscape lying along the Ohio River. It features riparian forest, fields of wildflowers and grasses, trails, and multiple types of fragile wetlands. It's listed as a birding hotspot by eBird, with a total of 206 species identified over the years, 125 already this year alone. See eBird.org for the full list - and venture to the preserve with binoculars and bird ID resources to see for yourself! For more information about Garvin Brown Preserve, visit our website at: https://riverfields.org/visit-garvin-brown-visit-garvin-brown/
A visit to Garvin Brown Preserve - August 2025
This eloquent short piece produced by Kertis Creative in 2024 tells the River Fields story. It includes thought-provoking interviews with people close to River Fields and some dreamily beautiful footage of the lands we protect.
River Fields A Voice for the River
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