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From The Woods Today - Tree Selection and Planting

Episode 101 - From The Woods Today - Tree Selection and Planting


In this episode of From the Woods Today, we're talking trees! Dr. Ellen Crocker teaches us how to select the perfect tree for your landscape and then how to successfully plant it. We also have our popular Tree of the Week segment.




From The Woods Today - Prescribed Fire

Episode 99 - From The Woods Today - Prescribed Fire


In this episode of From the Woods Today, we discuss prescribed fire and why it's used. We also take you through what a forest management plan looks like and why landowners should have one. Lastly, we celebrate Woods & Wildlife for Your Wallet, a forestry event that has grown into one of the largest forestry and wildlife educational events in Kentucky.




From The Woods Today - Invasive Species Awareness

Episode 93 - From The Woods Today - Invasive Species Awareness


It's North American Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). Join us on From the Woods Today as we raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread.




From The Woods Today - Kentucky Wood Expo

Episode 74 - From The Woods Today - Kentucky Wood Expo


This week's episode of From the Woods Today is a Kentucky Wood Expo Special! Learn about this biennial event where more than 100 exhibitors will display everything from commercial and portable sawmill machinery to materials handling equipment, attracting key representatives from the nation’s largest wood products manufacturers.




From The Woods Today - Pesticide Safety

Episode 49 - From The Woods Today - Pesticide Safety


In this episode of From the Woods Today, Dr. Ric Bessin teaches us how to be safe while using pesticides in woodlands. We have our tree of the week segment, as well as a video demonstration on herbicide application methods.




From The Woods Today - What Do Those Labels Mean?

Episode 35 - From The Woods Today - What Do Those Labels Mean?


In this episode of From the Woods Today, Eric Gracey and Bobby Ammerman explain what forest and wood certification product labeling means. We have our tree of the week segment and a segment on maple syrup production and research in Kentucky.




From The Woods Today - Maple Syrup

Episode 29 - From The Woods Today - Maple Syrup


In this episode of From the Woods Today, we talk about maple syrup in Kentucky. We have our tree of the week segment and a fun cooking with wood video. Chad Niman also goes over Forest Products Week.




From The Woods Today - Ag Water Quality Plans

Episode 17 - From The Woods Today - Ag Water Quality Plans


In this episode of From the Woods Today we have specialist Dr. Amanda Gumbert to discuss the importance of Agriculture Water Quality Plans. We also have Eric Gracey sharing some information about best management practices (BMP's) and our beloved tree of the week segment.




From The Woods Today - Heating With Wood

Episode 11 - From The Woods Today - Heating With Wood


In this episode of From the Woods Today Eric Gracey shares some firewood tips. We also have our Tree of the Week segment and another Snake ID segment.




Forest Certification

Episode 47 - Forest Certification


In this 47th episode of From the Woods Kentucky, co-hosts Renee Williams and Laura Lhotka interview Bobby Ammerman and Eric Gracey for an overview of forest certification.