Exploration of Pine Meadows Park Management and Restoration with Will Overbeck
Date of trip: 05/24/2026
Time: 10AM Eastern Time
Location: Pine Meadows Park, Lexington, KY
Difficulty of hike: Easy – The hike is less than a mile with some brief stretches off-trail.
Join botanist and KNPS member Will Overbeck for a tour of Pine Meadows in Lexington, KY on Sunday, May 24th at 10AM.
The hike is less than a mile with some brief stretches off-trail.
Pine Meadows has many floodplains plants, including Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica), American Elm (Ulmus americana) and Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum).
Other parts of the property contain upland species typical of the Inner Bluegrass, such as Wild Petunia (Ruellia strepens), Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica) and Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa).
The land management and restoration has been conducted by the Friends of Wolf Run Warershed with support from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Over 100 native species have been planted and the property is a model of Bluegrass ecological restoration.
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