Bench Talk | Joe Creason Park Controversy - May Night Sky | May 5, 2025

Plans are underway to build a new 25-acre Kentucky Tennis and Pickleball Center on the grounds of the 62-acre Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Neighbors and environmental activists are concerned that this facility will detract from the natural beauty and walkability of the park, could create traffic problems, generate noise and light pollution, and hurt local wildlife. There is also concern that this large complex could have negative consequences for the 80-acre urban forest that is adjacent to the construction site (the Louisville Nature Center and Beargrass Creek Nature Preserve). Could this sports facility hurt the ability of the Nature Center to fulfill its mission of environmental education, making nature accessible to the public, and conservation of the Preserve? At the end of the show we describe the planets, meteor showers, stars and constellations that can be seen in the night sky in May. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP-LP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/posts/?ref=page_internal Public-domain music heard on this episode is 'Balance' by Komiku, available at freemusicarchive.org.