USDA Officials Visit Drought Stricken Region
Farmers around the Midwest are seeing their crops and livestock die in the midst of one of the most severe droughts in the region in years. The drought was recently upgraded in severity to “Exceptional...
View ArticlePeace Corps Volunteer Shares Tanzania Experience on Sounds Good
Clinton, Kentucky native Jessica Byassee joined Kate Lochte in the WKMS studio on Sounds Good to share her experience as an environment extension volunteer for two-years in Tanzania. Jess was a student...
View ArticleMan-made Cave to Offer Bats Haven from Disease
New tenants wanted: must be quiet during the day, must enjoy bugs. It might not sound like your kind of real estate, but then, you’re not a bat.A new man-made cave near Clarksville is being built to...
View ArticleBirdwatcher Joe LaFleur Talks Bird Walks at Kentucky State Parks
Joe LaFleur lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia, but his Better Birdwatching business brings him to Kentucky on a long weekend. The twenty year collector of bird videos and songs gives...
View ArticleTeaching Kids about the Outdoors at the Hazlewood Every Child Outdoors Center
Set on 380 acres on Kentucky Lake near Paris Landing State Park, a former Girl Scout camp now hosts programs encouraging healthy eating and outdoor activity for young people and their families. Just...
View ArticleYouth Report: LBL Fossil Hunt
Did you know that this region was once part of an ancient body of water called the Western Interior Seaway? A large inland sea pushed countless numbers of fossils into this area in the mid-to-late...
View ArticleWinter Gardening Tips and Pennyrile Agritourism
UK Extension Horticulture Agent Kelly Jackson in Hopkinsville visits with Sounds Good Tuesday, December 11, 2012, first to talk gardening, second to describe what businesses in Todd, Trigg, Christian,...
View ArticleTVA Hacking Program in 80's Results in Robust Eagle Populations in West Ky
Dr. Steve White joined Murray State University in 1981 about the same time as the local TVA hacking program was underway. Captive-born eaglets were released into the wild without human contact to...
View ArticleEnvironmental Technology Professor Finds Joy in Writing Detective Fiction
Steve Schneiderman teaches in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at Murray State. In the wee hours of the morning he goes to his office» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSorghum Making Comeback to Rivers Region
Click here to download the Mp3 . When most people think of sorghum they think of sorghum molasses, a contemporary of modern day maple syrup. But recent» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSorghum Making Comeback to Rivers Region
Click here to download the Mp3 . When most people think of sorghum they think of sorghum molasses, a contemporary of modern day maple syrup. But recent» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLand Between the Lakes: New Season, Fee Changes
In December, we reported that Land Between the Lakes will have to cut $1 million from their annual operating budget, following across-the-board budget» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleJohn James Audubon State Park Celebrates 75 Years
Henderson, Kentucky’s John James Audubon State Park celebrates a milestone this year. Park Volunteer Tom Jake spoke with Kate Lochte about the exhibits he» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFighting Back the Asian Carp
The invasive Asian carp are multiplying rapidly throughout the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and their tributaries. They're a scourge for native fish,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMapping the Pennyrile
Last week, the Pennyrile Area Development District announced that a new set of letter-size county maps for its region is now available at its website:» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePoliticians and Anglers Voice Concerns Over Dam Barriers
Politicians and Anglers are teaming up to stop the U-S Army Corps of Engineers from installing barriers next to its dams on the Cumberland River which» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGrand Rivers Receives Federal Grants and Loans for New Wastewater Treatment...
U.S. Department of Agriculture loans and grants will help replace the troubled Grand Rivers wastewater treatment plant. The USDA’s Acting Administrator of» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBountiful Flowers and Family Fun at the Tennessee Iris Festival
The Tennessee Iris Festival Iris and Horticulture Show is Friday and the David Johnson Chorus performs Saturday. Festival Board Member Christy Oliver has» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFrom the Garden Gate: A Love Affair with Gardening
We're starting a new weekly commentary. It's titled "From the Garden Gate." It is contributed by Murray resident Roy Helton who divides his time between» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFrom the Garden Gate: Periwinkle Bullying
Murray resident Roy Helton divides his time between teaching in the English Department at Murray State University and indulging his passion for gardening.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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