Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust

04/15/2025

Our next regularly scheduled Board Oversight meeting is Friday, April 18th from 10:00am - 12:00 pm at the Metro Development Center in the first floor conference room (444 S. 5th Street, Louisville 40202).

Anyone is welcome to attend in person, or join us on Webex. Please email Sara Ellis for the webex link at [email protected].

03/18/2025

Our next regularly scheduled Board Oversight meeting is Friday, March 21st from 10:00am - 12:00 pm at the Metro Development Center in the first floor conference room (444 S. 5th Street, Louisville 40202).

Anyone is welcome to attend in person, or join us on Webex. Please email Sara Ellis for the webex link at [email protected].

03/05/2025

A Special Meeting of the Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust Oversight Board has been scheduled for this Friday, March 7, 2025, at 9:00 am. The meeting will be held by Webex, please contact Sara Ellis, Brownfields Project Manager at [email protected] for the link to join.

02/17/2025

Our next regularly scheduled Board Oversight meeting is Friday, February 21st from 10:00am - 12:30 pm at at Joe Creason Park (1297 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213) in the Conference Room on the 2nd floor.

Anyone is welcome to attend in person, or join us on Webex. Please send us a message to receive the Webex link.

01/10/2025

Our next regularly schedule Board Oversight meeting is Friday, January 17th from 10:00am - 12:30 pm at at Joe Creason Park (1297 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213) in the Conference Room on the 2nd floor.

Anyone is welcome to attend in person, or join us on Webex. Please reach out for the Webex link.

12/10/2024

The regular Friday, December 20th LJCET Oversight Board Meeting has been cancelled.

UPDATE: The Bylaws and Finance Committee meetings have been cancelled and will be reschedule in the new year. An update will be posted on this page as well as the Louisville/Jefferson County website when a new date has been selected.

10/07/2021

Thank you to the LJCET community for your interest in the Project Manager position. The previous job posting is now closed and applications are being reviewed. 🌿

09/14/2021

LJCET is hiring a Project Manager to serve as the primary staff person of the Trust, coordinate all land trust operations, and provide leadership to the Oversight Board.

Check out our website for a full job description and to learn more about how we can work together to protect land for future generations. 🌿

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/louisvillejefferson-county-environmental-trust

09/23/2020

MSD is conducting a stream and wetland restoration project on one of our conservation easements. This project will improve the ecosystem and the habitat of Beargrass Creek. Erin Wagoner, MSD Environmental Partnerships Liaison, gave a great interview which you can watch below. Erin also represents MSD on our Oversight Board. Thanks to WDRB News for reporting on this critical project! 🌿

Native plants, trees and shrubs will be planted in the area. Their root systems and the soil will act as a natural filter for stormwater.

07/20/2020

You can listen to our own Kurt Mason tell the story of the Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust on Forward Radio! He sits down with Justin Mog of "Sustainability Now!" to discuss the history, vision, and mission of our land trust, the importance of urban conservation, and the processes to protect YOUR land for future generations.

Listen on 106.5 WFMP tonight at 6:00 pm, 12:00 midnight, or tomorrow morning at 10:00 am. Or you can click the link below to listen NOW on SoundCloud.

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Join us for some porch-sittin' on this week’s Sustainability Now! as your host, Justin Mog, takes a deep dive into land conservation with Kurt Mason, a retired Urban Conservationist for Kentucky with