Original Article Information:
Richie, D (2007, August 23). Claysville farm sighted for nature preserve. The Cynthiana Democrat, p. A5
Donald Richie reports that Harrison County Judge-Executive Alex Barnett is interested in having a 300-acre farm lying between the Main Licking River and Beaver Creek turned into a public nature preserve.
Hopes are that with the help of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and monies from the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund the land will be open for the public to hunt (selected wildlife), hike, and enjoy. If the project goes as planned, 295 acres would be purchased with state funds, and five acres would be purchased by the county.
The primary reason that the land is qualified for state funding is because that at one point where Beaver Creek meets the Licking is a haven for the endangered fanshell mussel.
Barnett hopes to see funding and approval for the project to go through soon enough to have the farm opened by next spring.
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