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Forests Feel Impact of Late-Season Freeze

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on May 15, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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.

Heroes for Hemlocks: Saving a Keystone Species From An Invasive Insect

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on April 2, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

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.