KHLCF Stewardship Award Recipients
Given by the KHLCF Board to an organization or individual that has demonstrated outstanding efforts in natural areas management or environmental education programming. For information on these natural areas, just go to our locations page.
2019- Mary Margaret Lowe and Eugene Lacefield
2018 - Clay Hill Memorial Forest - Campbellsville University
2017 - Morgan Conservation Park - Oldham County Fiscal Court and Parks Department
2016 - Shelby Trails Greenway - Shelby County Fiscal Court and Parks Department
2015 - Morning View Heritage Land - Kenton County Conservation District
2014 - James E. Bickford State Nature Preserve - Pine Mountain Settlement School; Lilley Cornett Woods - Eastern Kentucky University
2013 - Broke Leg Falls - Menifee County Fiscal Court
2012 - Livingston County Natural Areas - Livingston County Fiscal Court; Baker Natural Area - Logan County Conservation Districts
2011 - Lower Howard's Creek - Clark County Fiscal Court
2010 - Cove Springs Park - City of Frankfort
2009 - KSU Environmental Education and Research Center - Kentucky State University
KNP Biodiversity Award Recipients
Given to an organziation or individual who has contributed significantly to native species conservation or scientific research.
2019- Lee Andrews ( Press Release)
2018 - Kentucky Native Plant Society
2015 - Christy Lee Brown (Press Release)
2014 - Loran D. Gibson (Press Release)
2013 - Ben and Pat Begley (Press Release)
2012 - Dr. Scott Grubbs and Drs. Albert & Ouida Meier (Press Release)
2011 - Kentucky Educational Television - Kentucky Life (Press Release)
2010 - Dr. James D. Layzer (Press Release)
2009 - Dr. David Maehr (Press Release)
2008 - Dr. Thomas C. Barr Jr. (Press Release)
2007 - Hugh Archer (Press Release)
2006 - Dr. William H. Martin (Press Release)
2005 - Dr. Ronald L. Jones (Press Release)
2004 - Dr. Charles V. Covell Jr. (Press Release)
2003 - Tom Fitzgerald (Press Release)
2002 - Dr. Guenter Schuster (Press Release)
2001 - John MacGregor
2000 - Dr. Allen Risk
1999 - Carl Cook
1998 - Dr. Julian Campbell
1997 - Jeff Hohman
1996 - Dr. Thomas Barnes
KNP Volunteer Steward Award Recipients
Given to an individual that has demonstrated outstanding efforts in natural areas management or environmental education programming on KNP lands. This award was merged with the KHLCF Stewardship Award in 2018.
2017 - Myrel Short
2015 - Kyle Elliott (Press Release)
2014 - Bob and Ruth Matheny (Press Release)
2012 - Dr. William Bliss Crankshaw (Press Release)
2010 - Jim Allen (Press Release)
2007 - Mary Carol Cooper
2006 - Harold Kelley (Press Release)
2005 - Robert Dunlap (Press Release)
2004 - Sonja Fields (Press Release)
2003 - Ed Craft (Press Release)
2002 - Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club (Press Release)