Get Involved
Roll Up Your Sleeves—This Fork Needs YouFloyds Fork won’t protect itself. It needs people like you—tree lovers, stream paddlers, trash picker-uppers, meeting attenders, and concerned neighbors—to show up, speak out, and pitch in. Whether you’ve got a weekend to spare or just five minutes to send an email, there’s a way for you to get involved.
Volunteer Your Time
We absolutely could use your help, so connect with us below where you see fit. Most often you just need your eyes, your phone, and your appreciation. Share what’s beautiful. Snap a sunrise, write a quick story, record a bird song, or send a memory. When we present the beauty of Floyds Fork, more people understand why it’s worth protecting.
Although, a good first step is by getting on the mailing list:
Watch our social media for ways to support.
Be an Advocate
You don’t need a degree in urban planning to stand up for smart development. You just need a voice—and we can help you use it. Attend Metro Council or Planning Commission meetings, send letters to local officials, and keep an eye on the development map.
Report What You See
Notice something fishy? A mudslide into the stream? Illegal clearing or dumping? You’re our eyes and ears out there. Report concerns to the right authorities—and copy us so we can follow up.
See Something, Say Something
Don't just watch and think, "I'm sure someone is looking into it." They aren't.
Additional Way to Care for Floyds Fork
- Report Concerns and Violations
- Attend Planning Commission hearings
- Email Officials (Case managers, Office of Planning, Metro Council, State Representatives)
- Donate to Louisville Keep Your Fork
- Join the LKYF mailing list
- Join the Planning Commission (10 members; 3 year commitment)
- Join the MSD Board (8 members)
- Join Louisville Keep Your Fork Social Media
- Share Floyds Fork pictures
- Sign up for Metro Louisville Newsletters
Impactful Engagement
- Knowing the latest development activity in the Floyds Fork Watershed
- Sign-up for the Louisville Keep Your Fork newsletter
- Sign-up for the Metro Louisville Council member newsletter
- Writing personal emails to Metro Council Member
- Writing the Case Manager regarding safety and environmental concerns
- Attending neighborhood meetings
- Getting others to do the same
Less Impactful Engagement
- Spending emotional energy at neighborhood meetings
- Believing that speaking up at neighborhood meetings will impact the development
- Neighborhood meetings are a checkbox to the developer.
- We have never seen a meaningful change come from neighbor feedback
- Writing Case Managers about your "concerns" (they primarily look at the LDC, sadly your "concerns" are nullified by "the experts")