By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry Every June, select high school students completing their sophomore and junior years from across the Commonwealth, head to the University of Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland 4H Education Center to experience a weeklong adventure exploring Kentucky’s forests, wildlife and bugs. The Kentucky Forest Leadership […]
By Kenya Stump Renewable Energy In 1834, a Vermont blacksmith, Thomas Davenport built a prototype electric motor, which he used in a model car, paving the way for electric vehicles in America. Thomas Edison jumped in around 1889 with a nickel-alkaline battery powered vehicle and by 1900’s; the […]
By Jennifer Turner The Kentucky Division of Forestry Thomas Jefferson had these growing at Monticello. The Lewis & Clark expedition relied heavily upon then when their supplies ran low. Native Americans not only ate their fruit, but used the strong fibers for cordage. The Pawpaw tree has […]
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