News Archive: Environment
Alley to deliver UK S.H. Phillips No-till Lecture
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Nov. 8, 2018
Alley, a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, has made signficant contributions to no-till research.
UK Water Week 2018 focuses on community engagement
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 3, 2018
UK’s Water Week 2018, Oct. 15–19, will focus on humanitarian efforts and community engagement in the struggle to provide all people with access to clean water.
Two events to focus on tree initiatives as a means for community engagement
Published on Sep. 27, 2018
Rupert Bentley Walls will address his experiences working in London and across the United Kingdom at a public seminar, Neighborhood Engagement in Planting and Nurturing Urban Trees, Oct. 10.
Kentucky Master Naturalist program holds design competition
Published on Sep. 25, 2018
The new Kentucky Master Naturalist program invites UK students to submit designs for a logo.
Tree Week: a family-friendly week overflowing with activities
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Sep. 12, 2018
Too big to be contained within a mere seven days, Tree Week will offer family-friendly educational, recreational and community activities for all ages and interests Oct. 6 - 14.
Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day highlights Clifton Taylor family farm
Published on Sep. 11, 2018
the field day will focus on Taylor's Elk Cave Farms, its forest stand improvement and oak regeneration and timber production and harvests.
Increased awareness, engagement are goals of Backyard Streams program
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Aug. 31, 2018
A new program and online course from UK Cooperative Extension will help homeowners with backyard streams appreciate the resource, protect personal property and improve water quality and habitat.
September’s Kentucky Proud Evening is abuzz with bee info
Published on Aug. 31, 2018
Tammy Horn, author of “Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation,” will speak at the free monthly series hosted by Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service.
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment announces administrative transitions
Published on Aug. 17, 2018
Three members of the college are now serving in new roles.
Tree researchers gather in Lexington to share work in saving native trees
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 27, 2018
The public is invited to hear about the work being done to save and restore iconic native trees to the landscape during a free, public seminar, Forests of the Future, July 11 at the Fayette County Extension office.