News Archive: Forestry & Natural Resources
The Arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day April 30
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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Steven J. Price received the Association of Southeastern Biologists' Senior Research Award for his outstanding research.
New forestry website is prime example of #UK4KY
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Carol Lea Spence
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Combining the research and academics of the Forestry Department with the outreach of the Cooperative Extension Service, the new site has something for everyone.
McCreary County extension agent leads students to nature

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Jeff Franklin
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Gifted and talented students make new discoveries in nature
Registration open for tri-state Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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A decline in agricultural exports has an impact.
CAFE receives five sustainability grants
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Whitney Harder
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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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
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Carol Lea Spence
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