Urban Forestry
Episode 30 - Urban Forestry
Episode Date:
April 1, 2019
In this 30th episode of From the Woods Kentucky, co-hosts Renee Williams and Laura Lhotka interview Nic Williamson, Heather Wilson, and Emily Ellingson for an overview of urban forestry.
Guests:
Emily Ellingson
(
The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky - Curator and Native Plants Collection Manager
)
, Heather Wilson
(
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - Urban Forestry Coordinator
)
, Nic Williamson
(
UK Department of Forestry and Natural Resources - UFI Coordinator
)
Useful Information From This Episode
Urban Forest Initiative - Nic Williamson
- UFI Seminar: Florence Williams "The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative" - April 3, 2019 from 6 pm - 8 pm at the UK Don and Cathy Jacobs Science Building
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - Heather Wilson
- Reforest the Bluegrass - Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 9 am until 1 pm at Masterson Station Park
- For questions contact Heather Wilson (hwilson@lexingtonky.gov)
The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky - Emily Ellingson
- Arbor Day - Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 1 pm until 4 pm.
Calendar of events leading up to Arbor Day:
- Tracing Roots with Dave Leonard - Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm
- Discovering Roots with Emily Ellingson - Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm
- Rooted in Nature with Dr. Adena Cox - Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm
Extension Notes - Learn to Hunt, Fish and Shoot
Guest: Becky Wallen, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Dr. Matt Springer, UK Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Applying the skills they learned in the Field to Fork workshop, new deer hunters learning how to select optimal hunting locations with their mentors prior to the next morning’s hunt.
Episode Category: Urban Forestry, From the Woods Kentucky
