The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) is participating in Great Outdoors Month by hosting a moderately strenuous hike through the Logan County Glade State Nature Preserve in Russellville on Saturday, June 21, beginning at 9 a.m. CDT.

Western Region Preserves Manager Lane Linnenkohl will lead a one- to two-hour hike that will cover slightly steep and uneven ground. Participants are encouraged to bring water and wear sturdy shoes. Discussion will include native glade vegetation, geology, glade management and restoration and threats to glade communities. The hike will cover the approximate half-mile trail and will be of moderate difficulty due to somewhat steep slope and areas of uneven ground.

Within the city limits of Russellville, the preserve is perched on the south-facing slopes of a knob and is one of the best examples of a limestone slope glade community found in Kentucky. Logan County Glade protects several species of plants that are considered state and globally threatened or endangered.

Registration is required and space is limited. Please contact Lane Linnenkohl by phone: 270-745-7005 or email: lane.linnenkohl@ky.gov. There is no cost associated with this event.

Directions: From the junction of the Green River Parkway and U.S. 68/KY 80 at Bowling Green, follow U.S. 68/KY 80 west for 24.4 miles to Russellville, turn right into parking area between Health Department and old hospital building.

Information about the commission and its mission to protect Kentucky’s natural heritage can be obtained by mail (KSNPC, 801 Schenkel Lane, Frankfort, Ky. 40601-1403), telephone (502-573-2886 or toll free 877-214-6173) or the Internet (www.naturepreserves.ky.gov).