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.
The annual event at Jeffers Bend Environmental Center attracted more than 400 people.
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.
Bats in Kentucky usually hibernate from October to March. That means they hibernated through the December tornado outbreak.
Twenty-three states have voluntary agreements to implement monarch butterfly conservation measures. Kentucky is not among them.
Community members can join the effort downtown at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 22.
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."
Environmental advocates says the TVA directors are going to slowly in a transition to renewable power.
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.
More than 40 exhibitors are lined up to showcase products at the Christian County Agriculture Expo Center.
In this installment of the WKMS' LBL Wildlife Report, Tracy Ross speaks to education coordinator Shannon Brockway about sandhill cranes.