21St Century Parks Inc

Conservation: 21st century parks, inc. Is dedicated to the conservation and enrichment of the land for which it is responsible. The organization employs a full-time gardening and natural areas team that removed invasive plant species on more than 145 acres; maintained over 400 acres of native meadows; and treated & cared for the thousands of trees and shrubs planted in the parklands. We participated in the environmental quality incentives program: the parklands performed restoration work on more than 50 acres which included establishment of riparian corridors, brush and weed management. 21st century parks inc. Also maintains two groves of endangered american chestnut trees. In 2024, 21st century parks, inc. Harvested over 1,000 chestnuts for planting within the parklands.

Education:21st century parks, inc. Provides dynamic, life-changing experiences for louisville-area youth that connect them with the outdoors and our natural kentucky landscape. These experiences are designed to incite curiosity about our natural world while focusing on stem education curriculum through our outdoor classroom programming. In 2024, our education team delivered over 22,600 educational experiences, including more than 12,000 scholarships to title 1 students for in-park field trips and in-classroom outreach.