Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XII. Conservation and State Development § 146.440.Uses and purposes of nature preserves and natural areas

(1) For scientific research in such fields as, but not limited to, ecology, taxonomy, genetics, forestry, pharmacology, agriculture, soil science, geology, paleontology, ornithology, herpetology, mammalogy, biology, entomology, agronomy, conservation, and all other natural sciences;

(2) For the teaching of biology, natural history, ecology, geology, conservation and other related subjects;

(3) As habitats for plant and animal species and other natural objects;

(4) As reservoirs of natural materials;

(5) As places of natural interest and beauty;

(6) As living illustrations of our natural heritage wherein one may observe and experience natural biotic and ecological systems of the earth and their processes;

(7) To promote understanding and appreciation of the aesthetic, cultural, scientific and spiritual values of our unpolluted and unspoiled environment;

(8) For the preservation and protection of nature preserves against modification or encroachment resulting from occupation, development or other use which would destroy their natural or aesthetic conditions;

(9) As places where people may observe nature's web of life and our natural heritage, and as reminders of the vital human dependence upon unspoiled natural areas.