Environment

The $14,672 grant will be used for vinyl siding and new windows at the Jeffers Bend Welcome Center.
Jeffers-Bend-Welcome-Center
Kentucky's Invasive Carp Harvest Program incentivizes commercial anglers to harvest Asian carp from Kentucky waters, including at Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.
carp
The potential negative health effects are particularly hazardous for those working outside.
Hazy Kentucky sky
All four of the Kentucky species on the list for a status review are aquatic, including one species of fish and three species of mollusks.
land between the lakes overhead photo
The decision narrowed the federal government's authority over marshes and bogs — a decision one Kentucky enivonmental advocate warns could jeopardize the integrity of all waterways.
kentucky wetland lanscape
The deadliest outbreak of bird flu in U.S and Department of Agriculture researchers are awaiting the preliminary results of four trials of vaccines for poultry.
chickens
The Kentucky Resources Council says the U.S. Forest Service created a project area nearly triple the size identified as having enough significant damage to justify tree removal.
land between the lakes logging
A search for a songbird rehab expert led to Lynn Hazelrigg, a retired teacher who runs Hidden Springs Sanctuary on her Christian County farm.
Hazelrigg feeding bird feature
Green River National Wildlife Refuge started with a 10-acre land donation in 2019, now has about 700 acres and will double its size with the new funding.
migratory birds
Rose-breasted grosbeaks fly all the way from North American breeding grounds to their winter places in Central and northern South America.
grosbeak