Task Force Reports Back
According to the Governor’s Executive Task Force on Biomass and Biofuels, which includes Kentucky State Director Terry Cook, developing a renewable energy industry based on matter collected from plant and animal sources can revitalize rural and local economies, create jobs, and develop prosperity for the state as it seeks to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.
Read the Task Force’s Final Report
Photo credit: © Harvey Payne
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Press Release
Columbia Gas of Kentucky and its parent company NiSource Inc. announced a new environmental initiative with The Nature Conservancy focused on planting trees in exchange for any customer making the switch to paperless bills. Read the Press Release
Learn More About the Plant a Billion Trees Campaign
Brazilian Rainforest. Photo © Gilberto Tiepolo/The Nature Conservancy
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Power of Partnership
In keeping with its work throughout the Rockcastle River watershed, the Conservancy joined forces with conservation partners to become the first recipient of a new grant from the Kentucky Aquatic Resources Fund, administered by the Kentucky Waterways Alliance, to acquire 329 acres along Sinking Creek, which contains state-listed fish and bats, and federally designated critical habitat for the Cumberland elktoe, an endangered mussel.
Land along Sinking Creek has been protected. © Laura Landon
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Get Out and Volunteer!
Fourteen volunteers from Ashland Inc. cleared downed trees and trimmed undergrowth to prepare trails at the Sally Brown Nature Preserve for fall and winter hiking. The volunteers also eradicated invasive species to enhance the wild flowers visitors will see next spring and summer. Find out how you can volunteer with the Kentucky chapter
Ashland Inc. employees at a day of service at the Sally Brown Preserve. © Ken Brooks
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