Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a new and concerning malady that has thrown Kentucky’s Forest Health a double-punch: the impact of late-season hard freeze on trees and vegetation. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Forestry has been monitoring the damage, and it appears to be statewide in scope.
An all-women crew within the Kentucky Division of Forestry is the last line of defense for the state’s hemlocks against an invasive insect decimating populations across the U.S.
Kentucky’s arson rate — which has historically been higher than other states in the region — is falling, thanks to a partnership between the Kentucky Division of Forestry and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
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