Saving your ash tree from the Emerald Ash Borer is still possible
By Carrie Searcy Video by Lanny Brannock Office of Communications Kentucky has been no stranger to tree blights that have nearly wiped out the majestic chestnut and the [...]
Forestry
Forestry’s seedling program aims to make Kentucky more green with free trees
By Carrie Searcy Office of Communications Over a couple thousand of our seedlings were planted and given away at the Northern Kentucky Urban & Community Forestry [...]
Kentucky Forest Leadership Program: Teaching today for a bright tomorrow
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 [...]
The 2017 Jim Claypool Art Contest and Conservation Writing Contest state winners announced
Assistant Director of the Division of Conservation, Johnna McHugh, sat down with Carrie Searcy, editor of Land, Air & Water webzine, to discuss the Jim Claypool [...]
Understanding the 2016 Fall fire season in Tennessee and Kentucky: What went wrong and why it happened
By Jennifer Turner The Division of Forestry Fire season across the Commonwealth.kicked off once again February 15, 2017, with many people still dealing with the devastation [...]
Fighting Kentucky’s wildfires: A great coordinated effort
By Lanny Brannock and Carrie Searcy The smell is what you notice first. It smells like a crackling fireplace or a bonfire, but then you see the blanket of blue smoke wafting [...]
The pawpaw – North America’s only native tropical fruit
By Jennifer Turner The Kentucky Division of Forestry Thomas Jefferson had these growing at Monticello. The Lewis & Clark expedition relied heavily upon then when [...]
An extreme makeover gives new transports to firefighters
By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry Two Kentucky Division of Forestry firefighters who saw the danger of using old, broken bulldozer transports during fire season put [...]
Kentucky firefighters lend a helping hand across the US
The mission of the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) is “to protect, conserve and enhance the forest resources of the Commonwealth through a public informed of [...]
Kentucky firefighters lend a helping hand across the US
By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry 2016 is turning out to be a very busy year for the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) as they continue to answer the call to help [...]
