Access Hour | KY Conservation Committee 2025 Legislative Summit | Part 1 | 2-5-25

Get caught up with what's before the Kentucky Legislature this session with respect to the environment! On this week's show, we bring you highlights from the first hour of the Kentucky Conservation Committee (KCC) 2025 Legislative Summit and Annual Meeting that was held at Kentucky State University in Frankfort on January 26th. You'll hear from: - KCC Director, Lane Boldman, and Board President, Gerry James, offering a welcome and review of the chaos caused by Donald Trump's first week back in the Office of the President; - KCC's Legislative Agents, Randy Strobo, and Lane Boldman offering a review of the Kentucky House and Senate bills reviewed by KCC to date; and - Heather Jeffs from the Advocacy Team for the Kentucky Land Trusts Coalition, presenting on "Making the Case to Fund Conservation in Kentucky." Full details and links to the resources mentioned are at https://kyconservation.org/legislative-summit-2025 Watch a full replay at https://vimeo.com/1051505067?share=copy The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us at https://forwardradio.org If you’ve got something you’d like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it’s a recording you made or a show you’d like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville’s media landscape, just go to https://forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion.