April 18, 2025 • 9 mins
THe greatest Miss America of ALL TIME visited WHAS with her hubby Dr. Steve Henry to remind all of us to honor Earth Day on April 22.
Heather and Steve discuss their land preservation work with the Future Fund Land Trust. There's also a request to donate scrap metal to help fund the trust. All scrap metals, ferrous and non-ferrous, can be donated at any River Metals Recycling outlet.
more: savingfloydsfork.org
Heather and Steve discuss their land preservation work with the Future Fund Land Trust. There's also a request to donate scrap metal to help fund the trust. All scrap metals, ferrous and non-ferrous, can be donated at any River Metals Recycling outlet.
more: savingfloydsfork.org
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're a news radio eight forty wajas. All right, it's
Easter weekend. Today's Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Tomorrow Easter Sunday.
But Tuesday is another term you're familiar with. Earth Day.
We're going to bring back the Queen of the Earth,
the world's greatest Miss America, Heather French. Henry is back
in my studio.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Hell Darling, my gosh, Miners, I gotta tell you, I
need to record that so I can play it every
single morning.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
We're gonna take care of that for you. We're gonna
have a recording that your delightful husband, doctor Steve Henry
is here as well. Steve's good to see you.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Oh, it's good to be here. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
We're both lucky man. We're married to stunning women.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
We married up, Yeah, no question about it.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Can I get that on recording as well.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
They're smarter than we are. They're going to live a
lot longer than we are.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
That is true.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
I always remind my wife is like the Godfather movie. Now,
when I'm dead, you know that this account over here has.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Yes, No, we got through that.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yeah, yes, par life, that's for sure. The two of
you worked hard on the Future Fund Land Trust. I
know about that from the two of you schooling me
over that, but give me a basic layout there.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Well, back in ninety three I talked to Mary Bingham
and we decided that we need to start land banking
out in the East End on Floyd's Fork. And after
several years of her support financially and purchasing a lot
of land David Jones, we went to David Jones and
Humana got involved and later on, as everyone knows, David
(01:33):
and Dan Jones were very important in establishing the Parklands. Now,
the Future Fund owns a lot of that land, but
we continue to buy land on both sides of the
parkland so that one day when you canoe down, you're
not going to see houses. And certainly development is a
huge issue along Floyd's Fork right now.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, I ask people that are along Floyd's Fork just
because of the changes in the last few decades, like
this recent flooding episode, it just impacts things so much
more severely.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Well, it's become a flash creek. As you put more
and more asphalt out there, the water comes on very quickly,
and so the flood stages is actually changing. It's getting
higher because it'll flash up very quickly. We had on
land that has never been flooded before. We were four
feet over two weeks ago, but it came up and
it went down, but it's very destructive. That's a lot
(02:19):
of damage to the park.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
So with the Earth Day coming, I know you always
have a little project to help, and Heather, that's so
good because you're so good about veterans' issues. You're always
here visiting us with that. But this is good too.
You're making sure the earth stays in a growth mode.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Well, certainly, you know, land preservation and conservation has always
been a part of I think what we've done together
as a couple. But Stephen, you know even before I
came along, so I adherit to this wonderful project and
as our children have grown and as we've gone out
in nature. Here and Louisville, we are the city of parks,
but we're only a city of parks because we have
people who are passionate about conservation and Steve's right, you know,
(02:59):
our mission and for the future fund is to save
Floyd's Fork. We are in around above and below the parklands.
If you enjoy the parks, then you need to take
part in helping to save Floyd's Fork. It is only
in the condition that it's in, which is better than
it's been in the last thirty years because Steve and
the board members have been out there purchasing farms and
keeping them from high density development. It is true, you know,
(03:21):
all of that runoff goes to damage the creek, the
human habitation that is on there, the chemicals that run
into the creek. So every dollar that we're able to
raise goes back to purchasing land. And so we have
about two thousand that we actually leased to farmers for
soyside hey, melon, you name it. So we are the
largest farmers in Jefferson County. I don't know what that
(03:41):
exactly says it is. And then about two thousand are
part of just conservation, so we let mother nature take over.
And then another about twenty five hundred acres is a
part of the parklands of Floyd's Fork. So our goal
is to get to ten thousand acres. And so what
we're doing with River Metals Recycling is all of the
metal scrap metal that they will take in from actually
(04:03):
yesterday until Earth Day, A percentage of that will go
to help fund the future fund. And actually throughout the year.
If you take scrap metal to River Metals Recycling at
all their locations, you can actually request that there be
a donation made to the Future Fund and again one
hundred percent of all that's raised will go to purchase
more land.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Right, that's Monday. Nice, that's River City Metal Recycling various
Louisville locations, plus in New Albany.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
Yes, absolutely in New Albany.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
And what's interesting, we understand that people might not understand
what type of scrap metal that you can and can't take.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
So we have created a.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Very nice list on our website at www dot Saving
floydsfork dot org and it has a nice list on
there about what you can and can take.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
And we actually taught you a new word today, did it.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
We minors Ferris scrap the type that sticks with magnets,
that's right.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
But you can take non ferris and farris, so it
gives us a medal.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Just take it. Non ferris is like an aluminum pop
can or something like that. Copper, yeah, that sort of thing. Yeah,
And I also see Steve on the list here, junk cars, tractors,
lawnmar even if they don't run.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Oh, absolutely, we took a lot more in we've been
to all day to day. We've been with the Ibew
folks and so we filled up several dumpsters Adam Floyd's
fork already and so but we'll take everything other than
barrels with solvents or those types. It's got anything in
a barrel, they don't want it.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
So, yeah, you're like nuclear waste. Yes, I'd have to
have this in my barn. Yeah, you're gonna have to
hold on to that, sir.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Well, you know, you just gotta have to get creative.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
When we talk about fundraising, and this is really another
great way to recycle, and we talk about reduce, reuse, recycle,
and who doesn't around Spring have things that they want
to get rid of old patio furniture. You're cleaning out
your garage to make more room because now you're going
to put all of that great you know, hardware in
there to start doing home improvement projects. Well, everybody's a
(06:00):
little bit of scrape they can give away, So make
sure you do it now through Earth Day.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Even notice Christmas lights on the.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
List, amen, right, that's like every everybody.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Has Christmas light they go dead. And so you have
fourteen strands. One of them goes dead instead of just
throwing them in.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
A garbage Absolutely, we're excited. We're having a great year.
We are doing a fifteen million dollar project with the
corp of Engineers to restore wetlands and we'll have the
largest wetlands in the region that will be out on
Long Run Creek right as it enters Floyd's Fork. So
we're really active. The parkland says a great job. Number
one visitor site in Louisville.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
It's stunning the hils there. Yeah, that they did all
the different portions, because I've been in various portions of it.
You go out Barstown Road and that hook up there
is incredible.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
So we continue to try to assist them to keep
the water clean and also to buy more land so
that there aren't houses right on top of you in
the park.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Yeah. Well, I mean it's been a great preservation effort
for a long long time, but we need the next generation. Well,
speaking of how are.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Your daughters, Yeah, speaking of the next generation, So you know,
this is a legacy project, and of course our daughters
are passionate about the things we're involved in, like future
fun like the Rosemary Clooney House, like veterans and obviously
the prostate cancer screenings we do at the State Fair.
It's all about public service and giving back, and you know,
we want the next generation to understand that they too
(07:22):
have a responsibility. But you also have to learn how
to get them involved in more creative ways, because of
course your children never want to do it the way
that you've done it, so we bring them in in
a multitude of ways. Our eldest daughter is getting her
master's in public health and epidemiology, so she's really involved
in environmental science as well. Our youngest is pre law,
wants to be a lawyer, so maybe she can do
(07:44):
all the land law and all that stuff around there.
But no, they're doing wonderful. We cannot complain.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
They're not here anymore.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
They are No. They both go to UFL. Youngest is
running for Miss Kentucky. She's Miss Derby City.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Yeah I know, Family Dream Live, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Absolutely, So we got to have a second one from Kentucky,
so why not her? But she was just at filled
Elementary with me with the unbridled even blessings in a
backpack people along with the Derby princesses. So it's just
a great opportunity to share that legacy. But our eldest
daughter does a ton of stuff with us as well,
so she's You know, when you look at your kids
minor as you go, it's amazing what they take along, right,
(08:24):
and also amazing at what they ignore.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
They they they're great.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
I'm a parent, that's right, I know how this works. Well,
this is fantastic. Already have through Tuesday for this particular
collection at any River Metal Recycling at any of Thelleisville
locations in New Albany. And like you said, there's a
whole list on the website Saving Floyd'sfork dot org.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
That's right. Go there, you'll find out a lot of information. Also,
you can contact us too if you'd like to volunteer
in the future for maybe some Floyd's work cleanup.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Do that on that website, yes, yeah, have it on
the screen here Saving Floyd's Fork dot Org. Lots of
information there for It's great to see both of you
always for the best of luck. Glad your daughters are
doing well. Thank you, fantastic. We've walked through life together
with our kids so far. Nobody has been a problem,
so happy.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
But mine telling me that the dad you're old and
I'm not sure how relevant you are anymore.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Oh, I started getting the eye rolls ten years ago. Okay, Pop,
tell us again about World War One. I wasn't alive then.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
I had to tell the kids at Field Elementary. They said,
what here were you? Miss America? And I went too
and they were.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
Like, wow, that's a long time ago.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
I couldn't see both of you as a French Henry
doctor Steve Henry back in a minute on news radio
eight forty w h A s
You're a news radio eight forty wajas. All right, it's
Easter weekend. Today's Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Tomorrow Easter Sunday.
But Tuesday is another term you're familiar with. Earth Day.
We're going to bring back the Queen of the Earth,
the world's greatest Miss America, Heather French. Henry is back
in my studio.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Hell Darling, my gosh, Miners, I gotta tell you, I
need to record that so I can play it every
single morning.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
We're gonna take care of that for you. We're gonna
have a recording that your delightful husband, doctor Steve Henry
is here as well. Steve's good to see you.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Oh, it's good to be here. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
We're both lucky man. We're married to stunning women.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
We married up, Yeah, no question about it.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Can I get that on recording as well.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
They're smarter than we are. They're going to live a
lot longer than we are.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
That is true.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
I always remind my wife is like the Godfather movie. Now,
when I'm dead, you know that this account over here has.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Yes, No, we got through that.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yeah, yes, par life, that's for sure. The two of
you worked hard on the Future Fund Land Trust. I
know about that from the two of you schooling me
over that, but give me a basic layout there.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Well, back in ninety three I talked to Mary Bingham
and we decided that we need to start land banking
out in the East End on Floyd's Fork. And after
several years of her support financially and purchasing a lot
of land David Jones, we went to David Jones and
Humana got involved and later on, as everyone knows, David
(01:33):
and Dan Jones were very important in establishing the Parklands. Now,
the Future Fund owns a lot of that land, but
we continue to buy land on both sides of the
parkland so that one day when you canoe down, you're
not going to see houses. And certainly development is a
huge issue along Floyd's Fork right now.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, I ask people that are along Floyd's Fork just
because of the changes in the last few decades, like
this recent flooding episode, it just impacts things so much
more severely.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Well, it's become a flash creek. As you put more
and more asphalt out there, the water comes on very quickly,
and so the flood stages is actually changing. It's getting
higher because it'll flash up very quickly. We had on
land that has never been flooded before. We were four
feet over two weeks ago, but it came up and
it went down, but it's very destructive. That's a lot
(02:19):
of damage to the park.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
So with the Earth Day coming, I know you always
have a little project to help, and Heather, that's so
good because you're so good about veterans' issues. You're always
here visiting us with that. But this is good too.
You're making sure the earth stays in a growth mode.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Well, certainly, you know, land preservation and conservation has always
been a part of I think what we've done together
as a couple. But Stephen, you know even before I
came along, so I adherit to this wonderful project and
as our children have grown and as we've gone out
in nature. Here and Louisville, we are the city of parks,
but we're only a city of parks because we have
people who are passionate about conservation and Steve's right, you know,
(02:59):
our mission and for the future fund is to save
Floyd's Fork. We are in around above and below the parklands.
If you enjoy the parks, then you need to take
part in helping to save Floyd's Fork. It is only
in the condition that it's in, which is better than
it's been in the last thirty years because Steve and
the board members have been out there purchasing farms and
keeping them from high density development. It is true, you know,
(03:21):
all of that runoff goes to damage the creek, the
human habitation that is on there, the chemicals that run
into the creek. So every dollar that we're able to
raise goes back to purchasing land. And so we have
about two thousand that we actually leased to farmers for
soyside hey, melon, you name it. So we are the
largest farmers in Jefferson County. I don't know what that
(03:41):
exactly says it is. And then about two thousand are
part of just conservation, so we let mother nature take over.
And then another about twenty five hundred acres is a
part of the parklands of Floyd's Fork. So our goal
is to get to ten thousand acres. And so what
we're doing with River Metals Recycling is all of the
metal scrap metal that they will take in from actually
(04:03):
yesterday until Earth Day, A percentage of that will go
to help fund the future fund. And actually throughout the year.
If you take scrap metal to River Metals Recycling at
all their locations, you can actually request that there be
a donation made to the Future Fund and again one
hundred percent of all that's raised will go to purchase
more land.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Right, that's Monday. Nice, that's River City Metal Recycling various
Louisville locations, plus in New Albany.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
Yes, absolutely in New Albany.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
And what's interesting, we understand that people might not understand
what type of scrap metal that you can and can't take.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
So we have created a.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Very nice list on our website at www dot Saving
floydsfork dot org and it has a nice list on
there about what you can and can take.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
And we actually taught you a new word today, did it.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
We minors Ferris scrap the type that sticks with magnets,
that's right.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
But you can take non ferris and farris, so it
gives us a medal.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Just take it. Non ferris is like an aluminum pop
can or something like that. Copper, yeah, that sort of thing. Yeah,
And I also see Steve on the list here, junk cars, tractors,
lawnmar even if they don't run.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Oh, absolutely, we took a lot more in we've been
to all day to day. We've been with the Ibew
folks and so we filled up several dumpsters Adam Floyd's
fork already and so but we'll take everything other than
barrels with solvents or those types. It's got anything in
a barrel, they don't want it.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
So, yeah, you're like nuclear waste. Yes, I'd have to
have this in my barn. Yeah, you're gonna have to
hold on to that, sir.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Well, you know, you just gotta have to get creative.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
When we talk about fundraising, and this is really another
great way to recycle, and we talk about reduce, reuse, recycle,
and who doesn't around Spring have things that they want
to get rid of old patio furniture. You're cleaning out
your garage to make more room because now you're going
to put all of that great you know, hardware in
there to start doing home improvement projects. Well, everybody's a
(06:00):
little bit of scrape they can give away, So make
sure you do it now through Earth Day.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Even notice Christmas lights on the.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
List, amen, right, that's like every everybody.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Has Christmas light they go dead. And so you have
fourteen strands. One of them goes dead instead of just
throwing them in.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
A garbage Absolutely, we're excited. We're having a great year.
We are doing a fifteen million dollar project with the
corp of Engineers to restore wetlands and we'll have the
largest wetlands in the region that will be out on
Long Run Creek right as it enters Floyd's Fork. So
we're really active. The parkland says a great job. Number
one visitor site in Louisville.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
It's stunning the hils there. Yeah, that they did all
the different portions, because I've been in various portions of it.
You go out Barstown Road and that hook up there
is incredible.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
So we continue to try to assist them to keep
the water clean and also to buy more land so
that there aren't houses right on top of you in
the park.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Yeah. Well, I mean it's been a great preservation effort
for a long long time, but we need the next generation. Well,
speaking of how are.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Your daughters, Yeah, speaking of the next generation, So you know,
this is a legacy project, and of course our daughters
are passionate about the things we're involved in, like future
fun like the Rosemary Clooney House, like veterans and obviously
the prostate cancer screenings we do at the State Fair.
It's all about public service and giving back, and you know,
we want the next generation to understand that they too
(07:22):
have a responsibility. But you also have to learn how
to get them involved in more creative ways, because of
course your children never want to do it the way
that you've done it, so we bring them in in
a multitude of ways. Our eldest daughter is getting her
master's in public health and epidemiology, so she's really involved
in environmental science as well. Our youngest is pre law,
wants to be a lawyer, so maybe she can do
(07:44):
all the land law and all that stuff around there.
But no, they're doing wonderful. We cannot complain.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
They're not here anymore.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
They are No. They both go to UFL. Youngest is
running for Miss Kentucky. She's Miss Derby City.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Yeah I know, Family Dream Live, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Absolutely, So we got to have a second one from Kentucky,
so why not her? But she was just at filled
Elementary with me with the unbridled even blessings in a
backpack people along with the Derby princesses. So it's just
a great opportunity to share that legacy. But our eldest
daughter does a ton of stuff with us as well,
so she's You know, when you look at your kids
minor as you go, it's amazing what they take along, right,
(08:24):
and also amazing at what they ignore.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
They they they're great.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
I'm a parent, that's right, I know how this works. Well,
this is fantastic. Already have through Tuesday for this particular
collection at any River Metal Recycling at any of Thelleisville
locations in New Albany. And like you said, there's a
whole list on the website Saving Floyd'sfork dot org.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
That's right. Go there, you'll find out a lot of information. Also,
you can contact us too if you'd like to volunteer
in the future for maybe some Floyd's work cleanup.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Do that on that website, yes, yeah, have it on
the screen here Saving Floyd's Fork dot Org. Lots of
information there for It's great to see both of you
always for the best of luck. Glad your daughters are
doing well. Thank you, fantastic. We've walked through life together
with our kids so far. Nobody has been a problem,
so happy.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
But mine telling me that the dad you're old and
I'm not sure how relevant you are anymore.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Oh, I started getting the eye rolls ten years ago. Okay, Pop,
tell us again about World War One. I wasn't alive then.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
I had to tell the kids at Field Elementary. They said,
what here were you? Miss America? And I went too
and they were.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
Like, wow, that's a long time ago.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
I couldn't see both of you as a French Henry
doctor Steve Henry back in a minute on news radio
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