Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference comes to Lexington

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 20, 2019

The conference is June 3-6.

UK and Whitley County students help rebuild an ecosystem

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on May. 15, 2019

Students from University of Kentucky forestry and natural resources and Whitley County High School FFA helped reforest an old strip mine in Whitley County.

Stephenson named director of UK Cooperative Extension Service

By Laura Skillman
Published on May. 7, 2019

Stephenson begins her duties on Aug. 1.

The Arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day April 27

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 10, 2019

The Arboretum in Lexington honors and celebrates trees during the 28th observance of Arbor Day at The Arboretum.

Florence Williams, author of ‘The Nature Fix,’ to speak at UK

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Mar. 20, 2019

Florence Williams learned through extensive research that being in nature can not only improve mood and health, but it can also positively alter humans on a biological level.

UK's Robinson Forest is Important to Our Path Forward

By Jay Blanton
Published on Mar. 20, 2019

As part of the Our Path Forward initiative, Robinson Forest is helping preserve the environment and protect UK’s fiscal future, too.

Registration for UK’s Expanding Your Horizons Conference open

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 22, 2019

The University of Kentucky is hosting the third annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference for middle school girls and their parents April 20.

UK Forestry, Natural Resources takes to airwaves and cyberspace

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 8, 2019

From the Woods Kentucky, a weekly radio program and podcast, airs on UK station WRFL 88.1 FM at 11 a.m. Mondays.

Woodland Stewards webinar series is a “primer for beginners”

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 17, 2019

UK Cooperative Extension Service will offer a series of free webinars, Getting to Know Your Woodlands: A Primer for Beginners, on five successive Thursday evenings in February and March.

Presentation will connect the dots between nature and health

By Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 10, 2019

UK's Urban Forest Initiative will host a free, public presentation, Green Heart Louisville: Connecting the Dots Between Nature and Our Health, by Chris Chandler of The Nature Conservancy on the UK campus Wednesday, Jan. 23.