Kenton County Conservation District, Kentucky

Kenton County Conservation District, Kentucky KCCD works to develop locally driven solutions to protect natural resources in Kenton County.

KCCD meetings are held at 5 pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Kentucky Conservation Districts are governmental subdivisions of the state, organized under Kentucky Revised Statute 262. Conservation Districts are responsible for protecting our soil, water and other natural resources and are governed by the Kentucky Soil and Water Commission through the Kentucky Division of Conservation.

Beating the heat with creativity!✍️🐝🌼Nature Journaling is a recreation activity that encourages you to pause, and look c...
08/26/2026

Beating the heat with creativity!✍️🐝🌼
Nature Journaling is a recreation activity that encourages you to pause, and look closer🔍 At our summer session, everyone observed distinct pieces of our Pollinator Garden, which resulted in a gallery of unique nature art!🦋🎨🐜🌻🐛

08/20/2026

Fallen tree 🙂‍↔️🪵❌… content opportunity 👀✅

All jokes aside, when using equipment like chainsaws, it’s best to wear proper PPE and have someone who’s first aid certified by your side! ⛑️🙌



📞(859) 356-1019
🌐www.kccdky.org
📍Morning View Heritage Area, 15168 Decoursey Pike Morning View, KY 41063

08/13/2026

Recent wind storms have left multiple large hanging limbs and downed trees at Morning View Heritage Area. Continue to exercise caution when hiking as we work to remove these trail hazards. We appreciate your patience!

Summer flowers are on peak display!🌼🐝Observe the current blooms and the visiting pollinators in our new featured pollina...
08/09/2026

Summer flowers are on peak display!🌼🐝
Observe the current blooms and the visiting pollinators in our new featured pollinator garden, and create art!
🦋✍️🌻🎨🪲
Join us this Saturday (8/15) at 10:00a
📍Morning View Heritage Area
15168 Decoursey Pike
Morning View, KY 41063

Materials provided! Register for this FREE event on kccdky.org/events

08/03/2026

It’s a beautiful time of year to visit… but when is it not? 🤭☀️🪲

Morning View Heritage Area is a 224-acre in southern Kenton County, KY owned and managed by the Kenton County Conservation District. There are 3.5 miles of trails to enjoy from dawn to dusk, every day of the year! Learn more at kccdky.org/mvha.

📍Address: 15168 Decoursey Pike Morning View, KY 41063

🔗 Kenton County Conservation District
🌐 kccdky.org
📞 (859) 356-1019

🥾📢THE NEW TRAIL IS OPEN📢🥾Colin Witkowski led Troop 236 in the completion of his Eagle Project at Morning View Heritage A...
07/22/2026

🥾📢THE NEW TRAIL IS OPEN📢🥾
Colin Witkowski led Troop 236 in the completion of his Eagle Project at Morning View Heritage Area🦅📝 The main piece of the project was a reroute on the Steinhauser Trail to increase stability and accessibility to our longest trail. He also helped to replace old signage with new wayfinding maps at our trailheads!

Read more about this project in the KCCD Summer Newsletter found on kccdky.org/newsletter

07/21/2026

CANCELED- Nature Hike Series (7/21)

Today's Nature Hike has been CANCELED due to heavy thunderstorms in the area.
Join us for next month's Nature Hike on Wed. August 19th @ 9:00a!
And check out other upcoming events here: https://kccdky.org/events

07/07/2026

New features on the trails! 🗣️🌻🐝🪵📸🐿️🥾

Trail reroute open ✅
Fallen logs cleared ✅
Benches set ✅

📍See for yourself at at Morning View Heritage Area: 15168 Decoursey Pike Morning View, KY 41063 🔎

Hiking open to the public daily dawn to dusk!

🔗Kenton County Conservation District
🌐kccdky.org
📞(859)356-1019

A message to birds: We 🫶 youAt our latest Nature Journaling event, we saw and heard 24 bird species!! 🪶🐦‍⬛🐦🦅Check out ou...
05/20/2026

A message to birds: We 🫶 you

At our latest Nature Journaling event, we saw and heard 24 bird species!! 🪶🐦‍⬛🐦🦅
Check out our upcoming events here: https://kccdky.org/events so you don't miss the next one!

The final results ARE IN for 2026! Give a shout if you see one of your observations! 🧐🌱 363 iNaturalist observations w...
05/13/2026

The final results ARE IN for 2026! Give a shout if you see one of your observations! 🧐

🌱 363 iNaturalist observations were made in Kenton County

🌱 195 species were seen--most common being mayapple, ground-ivy, Philadelphia fleabane, and blue phlox!

See the worldwide results at https://citynaturestats.com/. 🌍

Let's see how many we can get next year!

Address

5272 Madison Pike
Independence, KY
41051

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+18593561019

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