University of Kentucky Wood E-News

05/31/2026

Heads UP and mark your calendars! Registration is on site with FREE safety equipment to the first 75 to sign in. Don't miss out!

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Kentucky Robinson Wood Utilization Center - RCARS

04/15/2026

04/10/2026

Campus Woods!

University of Kentucky architecture students in the College of Design have created an art exhibit that they hope brings peace and comfort to visitors passing through the lobby of the Albert B. Chandler Hospital.

04/02/2026

Join us at the 130th Kentucky Arbor Day at the State Capital in Frankfort tomorrow at 10 a.m. We hope to see you there!

03/25/2026

03/25/2026

03/16/2026

At University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton CAFE, we are always committed to growing Kentucky — but we’re celebrating agriculture a little extra this coming week!

We’re thrilled to join members of our community and valuable partners to celebrate . The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is also celebrating Kentucky’s All in For Agriculture Week to increase access to agriculture education within the Commonwealth. We’re proud to support this initiative.

Throughout the week, you’ll read stories, watch videos, view educational posts, and maybe even get a few freebies that advance our theme: . We hope you’ll follow along!

Learn more about at Martin-Gatton CAFE: https://www.mgcafe.uky.edu/national-ag-week

03/12/2026

Please share this exciting opportunity for high school students interested in the outdoors: the ForestryWorks of KY Summer Field Course. Participants earn the Forest Worker Certification in an outdoor setting at UK's Robinson Forest (located in Breathitt County).

Students will spend the field course immersed in the forest doing hands-on learning with tree measurements, tree identification, harvesting timber, and managing forests for wildlife. In addition, they will visit an active logging site and tour a local wood industry.

Students will stay in historic American chestnut cabins. All students accepted to the field course will receive a scholarship to cover the cost of all meals, lodging, and PPE for the program.

Apply to the field course: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06dHAAAWZGc3HKu

03/02/2026

Mark your calendars! University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Kentucky Robinson Wood Utilization Center - RCARS UK Natural Resources and Environmental Science UK Forestry UK Forestry Extension

02/26/2026

The Kentucky Conservation Vendor Services Website is now live: https://app.fw.ky.gov/ConservationVendor

This searchable resource helps connect landowners, farmers, and natural resource professionals with businesses and contractors that provide conservation, agriculture, forestry, wildlife, and natural resource services across Kentucky. This project is a partnership among the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (programming and site host), UK Forestry and Natural Resource Extension, Kentucky Division of Forestry, Kentucky State University, and the Kentucky Division of Conservation.

What this resource offers:

-A central place to look up conservation-related vendors serving Kentucky.
-Vendor listings oriented to forestry, wildlife, agriculture, and natural resource services (e.g., habitat work, tree planting, timber services, and related conservation support).
-Access it here: https://app.fw.ky.gov/ConservationVendor

If you are a vendor, please register yourself and encourage others you know to get their information on the website.

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