Environment

It's estimated that 3,200 acres were damaged in the north end of LBL around Lyon County and about 3,500 acres were damaged at the south end in Stewart County, Tennessee.
LBL tornado damage
The annual event at Jeffers Bend Environmental Center attracted more than 400 people.
Take Kids Fishing 2022 feature
Tracy Ross speaks with the lead naturalist at the Woodlands Nature Station in LBL, John Pollpeter, about the recent birth of four rare red wolf puppies.
wolf pups at lbl
Bats in Kentucky usually hibernate from October to March. That means they hibernated through the December tornado outbreak.
Little-Brown-Bat-feature
Twenty-three states have voluntary agreements to implement monarch butterfly conservation measures. Kentucky is not among them.
Monarch feature
Community members can join the effort downtown at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 22.
Founders Square Landscaping
Wildflowers are at their peak this month in Land Between the Lakes.
Jack-in-the-pulpit_Solomons-seal_Trilliam_Bloodroot_wildflowers-1
David Nickell believes the Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act could ensure LBL becomes a "premiere recreation area."
David Nickell portrait
Environmental advocates says the TVA directors are going to slowly in a transition to renewable power.
paradise-TVA-plant-feature
Opening weekend for LBL is coming up in early April, and officials are working to ensure that visitors aren’t impacted by tornado damage during their visit.
LBL Tornado Cleanup
More than 40 exhibitors are lined up to showcase products at the Christian County Agriculture Expo Center.
Garden and Outdoor Living Expo in Hopkinsville
In this installment of the WKMS' LBL Wildlife Report, Tracy Ross speaks to education coordinator Shannon Brockway about sandhill cranes.
sandhill crane landing