Wilderness Louisville

06/04/2026

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05/17/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Forest Fest yesterday! What a great day filled with great music and family friendly fun. It was wonderful meeting so many of you at Forest Fest - thanks for stopping by our table to chat and support Wilderness Louisville!

05/15/2026

See you tomorrow!

Please come by and say hi to us at the Wilderness Louisville booth

05/01/2026

This Forest Friday, we would like to invite you all to attend Forest Fest 2026 at Horine in JMF!
It's just 2 weeks away - please stop by the Wilderness Louisville booth and say hello

04/24/2026

Welcome to Forest Friday, Wilderness Louisville supporters!
Come join us on the trails to take in all these great natural sights, up close

Photo credit: John Nation

04/21/2026

Wilderness Louisville is thrilled that the Shawnee Outdoor Learning (SOL) Center groundbreaking happened this afternoon!
We are grateful to all of those who worked with us to make this amazing facility come to light, including the West Louisville Outdoor Recreation Initiative Community Council (this facility was rooted in the wishes and work of the west Louisville community. Thank you!), Jessica Kane and the entire Natural Areas Division, Michelle King & Jason Canuel of Louisville Parks & Recreation, and our political supporters at the local and state level. Councilmember Donna Purvis has been a tireless advocate of the SOL Center supporting our efforts, along with Mayor Greg Fischer who enabled the $2.5M seed money from Louisville Metro Council that got the finances rolling on this project! Mayor Craig Greenberg included us in his 2024 request for state funding and Governor Andy Beshear approved and forwarded to the Kentucky General Assembly. To our state Senators and Representatives, in particular Senator Gerald Neal - thank you for supporting this community vision!
The SOL Center will serve as the home base and program office of the Louisville is Engaging Children Outdoors (ECHO) program, and we are excited for the future of the ECHO program as the SOL Center will now enable year-round ECHO programming. We are also looking forward to the possibilities for community partnership that the SOL Center will allow.
Stay tuned for progress updates on the SOL Center!

04/21/2026

04/18/2026

Wilderness Louisville Spring 2026 Newsletter - read what we have been up to at Wilderness Louisville!

04/17/2026

It's Forest Friday again! Come on out to JMF to walk the trails and take in all the spring offerings. See you on the trails

Photo credit: John Nation

04/10/2026

It's Forest Friday! Spring is such a beautiful time to explore JMF - as these photos by John Nation show. Come join us on the trails and experience this natural beauty in person.