News Archive: Forestry
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment receives record number of grant awards
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 31, 2016
Outside funds for fiscal year 2016 are the most the college has ever received in one fiscal year.
Gray named philanthropy director for College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Published on Aug. 10, 2016
Gray begins Sept. 1.
Camp raises awareness for next generation of natural resources leaders
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 14, 2016
High school students gathered in southern Kentucky to explore a future in natural resources—and to have a little fun, get a little dirty and learn a lot.
UK short course teaches owners to care for woodlands
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 25, 2016
Woodland owners can benefit from attending one of three short courses being offered around the state this summer by UK Cooperative Extension Service.
Maxwell Place’s white oaks have stories to tell, jobs to do
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 20, 2016
Two white oaks at Maxwell Place on the UK campus, trees that probably have witnessed much of the campus history, have been adopted so others will know their story.
USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture director to visit campus May 6
Published on May. 2, 2016
Ramaswamy will give a seminar titled, "Perfect Storm to Nutritional Security," Friday morning in the college's Cameron Williams Hall in the Plant Sciences Building.
The Arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day April 30
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 14, 2016
The culminating event of The Arboretum’s month-long celebration, Party for the Planet, will kick off at 10 a.m. in the Pennyrile region of the Walk Across Kentucky.
Salamander populations affected by valley fill
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 14, 2016
UK Forestry's Steven Price studied 23 Eastern Kentucky headwater streams and found that mountaintop removal mining & subsequent valley fill take a toll on salamander numbers.
UK forestry professor wins Senior Research Award
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 14, 2016
Steven J. Price received the Association of Southeastern Biologists' Senior Research Award for his outstanding research.
New forestry website is prime example of #UK4KY
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 1, 2016
Combining the research and academics of the Forestry Department with the outreach of the Cooperative Extension Service, the new site has something for everyone.