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1912: Kentucky Division of Game and Fish formed as a small commission with limited staff. It focuses on regulations to protect and help recover the fish and wildlife populations of the state that had been depleted as a result of unregulated exploitation of various kinds, as well as rapid habitat loss.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife (KYFW) announced on Thursday that the annual "Christmas for the Fishes" tree recycling program is underway, using the trees to help fish populations ...
Green River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located in Kentucky across from Evansville, Indiana where the Green River joins the Ohio River.. At its debut as the 568th National Wildlife Refuge in 2019, it consisted of 10 acres of land donated by the Southern Conservation Corp. [2] The Fish and Wildlife Refuge has a goal of acquiring 24,000 acres in a 52,000 acre ...
Kentucky Afield is the communications arm of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Kentucky Afield consists of a magazine, radio show and television program. The magazine is a quarterly periodical. The television show is a 30-minute broadcast airing on the Kentucky Educational Television (KET) and YouTube.
On September 26, 1985, the sold area, which included a 60-foot waterfall feature, was dedicated a nature preserve by the Office of Kentucky State Nature Preserves. [2] Later in 1986, Bad Branch was considered part of the Kentucky State Wild River System. In 1900, 1,031 acres of land containing part of the upper watershed was purchased by TNC.
An environmentally beneficial species native to Kentucky was one of 21 species recently delisted. US declares species once found in Kentucky extinct. What does it mean for water quality?
KY 1997 8,040 acres (32.5 km 2) [149] Green River National Wildlife Refuge: Henderson County: KY 2019 10 acres (0.040 km 2) [150] Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge: Iberville Parish St. Martin Parish: LA 1986: 15,220 acres (61.6 km 2) [151] Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge: Concordia Parish: LA 1992: 13,200 acres (53 km 2) [152]
On June 16, 2010, Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson announced that Otter Creek Park would reopen in 2011 as an outdoor recreational area operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. Otter Creek officially reopened on May 11, 2011, but several ...