Re-Forest the Bluegrass still growing strong nearly two decades later
By Lanny Brannock Office of Communications Reforestation today has become a thing to do for citizens across the Commonwealth. Volunteers are able to plant trees, listen to [...]
Natural Resources
New technology is changing the Energy and Environment Cabinet
By Carrie Searcy Office of Communications Drone technology that first gained notoriety through its use in military activity, is now being adopted for civilian use, and is [...]
Top 10 Nature Preserves to visit this summer
By Carrie Searcy Office of the Secretary The Commonwealth offers an abundance of sites that are either funded, in partnership or managed by the Office of Kentucky Nature [...]
Kentucky students to compete in North American Envirothon
By Johnna McHugh Division of Conservation Grazing management was the theme as students from across the Commonwealth converged to compete in this year’s state-wide [...]
Cabinet employees spread message of conservation at Reforest Frankfort
By Carrie Searcy Office of the Secretary Despite the rainy weather, droves of people showed up at Josephine Sculpture Park Saturday, April 14 to plant about 2,000 tree [...]
Top 10 Nature Preserves to visit this spring
By Carrie Searcy Office of the Secretary Across the Commonwealth there is an abundance of sites that are either funded, in partnership or controlled by the Kentucky State [...]
Braving the elements to reforest the bluegrass
By Jennifer Turner Department for Natural Resources Pouring rain and cold temperatures on March 28, 2018 couldn’t stop a group of volunteers, state government employees and [...]
Safety in the workplace is the top goal for the Division of Mine Safety
By Carrie Searcy Office of the Secretary This year, there has been a huge push in mine safety by the Division of Mine Safety (DMS), in the Kentucky Department of Natural [...]
How urban forests protect our cities and make them better places in which to live, work and play
By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry In the 1990s, the city of Bowling Green recognized that having a strong, healthy urban forest can lead to economic growth, improved [...]
The Kentucky Division of Forestry offers seedlings now for spring planting
By Jennifer Turner Department for Natural Resources Some people might not think of winter as the appropriate time to purchase trees, but the Kentucky Division of Forestry [...]
