McCreary County extension agent leads students to nature

By Jeff Franklin
Published on Mar. 18, 2016

Gifted and talented students make new discoveries in nature

Registration open for tri-state Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 15, 2016

The annual event provides forestry- and wildlife-related educational opportunities to help woodland owners get the most from their properties.

Kentucky ag economy slumps in 2015, but cash receipts still in top three

Published on Dec. 3, 2015

A decline in agricultural exports has an impact.

CAFE receives five sustainability grants

By Whitney Harder
Published on Dec. 2, 2015

The UK President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee awarded nearly $200,000 in funding to seven sustainability projects.

UK to host Wilderness First Responder Training Course at Raven Run

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Nov. 6, 2015

A comprehensive wilderness medicine curriculum focuses on extended care and wilderness therapies. Participants will learn to make tough medical decisions in remote places.

Bee happy: Eighth graders plant native wildflowers in Cane Run watershed

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 29, 2015

UK Forestry webinar series kicks off Oct. 20

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 5, 2015

UK Cooperative Extension will offer a forestry webinar series from Oct. 20-Dec. 1. Anyone interested in woodland management, timber and wildlife topics is welcome to participate.

Habitat restoration, research on tap for Kentucky Botanical Symposium

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 1, 2015

This year’s Kentucky Botanical Symposium, Oct. 9-10, will celebrate Kentucky's diverse ecological systems with an exploration of habitat restoration efforts and ecosystem research.

UK Forestry students, Cooperative Extension integral to 2015 Kentucky Wood Expo

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Sep. 14, 2015

Kentucky Wood Expo returns to Masterson Station Park in Lexington Sept. 18-19, and UK Cooperative Extension will have a big hand in educational and fun activities for the entire family.

New directors named for Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program

By Whitney Harder
Published on Jul. 16, 2015

Forestry Professor Chris Barton will add focus on environmental and natural resource issues as director of UK's Appalachian Center.