News Archive: Forestry & Natural Resources
Registration for UK’s Expanding Your Horizons Conference open
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Carol Lea Spence
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The University of Kentucky is hosting the third annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference for middle school girls and their parents April 20.
UK Forestry, Natural Resources takes to airwaves and cyberspace
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Carol Lea Spence
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From the Woods Kentucky, a weekly radio program and podcast, airs on UK station WRFL 88.1 FM at 11 a.m. Mondays.
Woodland Stewards webinar series is a “primer for beginners”
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Carol Lea Spence
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UK Cooperative Extension Service will offer a series of free webinars, Getting to Know Your Woodlands: A Primer for Beginners, on five successive Thursday evenings in February and March.
Presentation will connect the dots between nature and health
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Carol Lea Spence
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UK's Urban Forest Initiative will host a free, public presentation, Green Heart Louisville: Connecting the Dots Between Nature and Our Health, by Chris Chandler of The Nature Conservancy on the UK campus Wednesday, Jan. 23.
UK Forestry and Natural Resources Extension receives national award
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This is the second time extension has won the Comprehensive Family Forests Education Award, presented by the National Woodland Owners Association and the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs.
Old tree finds new life in a new form
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Carol Lea Spence
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The red oak in front of the Agricultural Sciences Building had seen better days, but its story will continue through beautiful objects created by and for UK students, faculty and staff.
Ky. agricultural receipts hold steady, but net cash income drops
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Katie Pratt
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Forum to discuss importance of tree inventories in urban areas
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Carol Lea Spence
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Urban forestry professionals and University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment students will gather for a panel discussion and community forum, Seeing the Forest Through the Trees, Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Tree Farmer of the Year shows off well-managed woodlands
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Carol Lea Spence
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Clifton Taylor wrote his first management plan in 1972 and entered the tree farm system in 1974. Not many people nationwide can say they’ve been in the tree farm system for as long as the Taylors.
Tree Week: a family-friendly week overflowing with activities
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Carol Lea Spence
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Too big to be contained within a mere seven days, Tree Week will offer family-friendly educational, recreational and community activities for all ages and interests Oct. 6 - 14.