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Volunteers work to prepare trees to be planted on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky. The tree planting event was a part of Lexington's fourth annual Tree Week. Photo by Martha McHaney | Staff

‘We’re making an impact on the earth.’ Students give back through Plant for the Planet

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter April 4, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s Lewis Honors College hosted Plant for the Planet, an event that gave students the chance to participate in making an impact on the campus environment. Students were able...

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Be a forest bud, clean off that mud

Cameron Luker October 30, 2019

Ask any rock climber what the worst part of a climbing trip is, and invariably they will say “the approach”— the hike from your car to the base of the cliff you plan to climb.The excitement of getting...

Bill Polyniak, left, and Dave Hendrick, right, look at the hemp plant at the University of Kentucky hemp harvest at Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Polyniak and Hendrick work in CBD research. File Photo

Hemp is the smart choice economically and environmentally for Ky. farmers

Shawn Clancy September 18, 2019

There is a hemp renaissance going on right under our noses. Interest in the plant has never exactly gone away, but its legitimacy has been mounting alongside support from a wide variety of industries....

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Coal is outdated: Let’s protect our air quality

Miranda Campbell October 18, 2018

Many students who attend UK are unaware about the school’s energy usage and the source of its power, but it’s something we should all pay attention to.  According to UK’s website, “the primary...

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The bees are disappearing?

Brianna Stanley September 28, 2018

Several years ago, footballer Eli Manning boosted awareness of bee disappearances with his iconic tweet: “When your brother wins the super bowl but then you remember that bees are dying globally at an...

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