News Archive: Forestry & Natural Resources
Short courses teach owners how to get the most from their woodlands
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Carol Lea Spence
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Woodland owners can find many benefits from attending one of three University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service short courses tailored to their region. The 2019 Woodland Owners Short Course will take place around the state in July and August.
Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference comes to Lexington
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Carol Lea Spence
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The conference is June 3-6.
UK and Whitley County students help rebuild an ecosystem
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Laura Skillman
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Stephenson begins her duties on Aug. 1.
The Arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day April 27
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Jay Blanton
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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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”
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Carol Lea Spence
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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.
