Kentucky by Heart: Mammoth Cave served as home to TB experiment; fond memories of Alexandria fair
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The contagious infection called tuberculosis, which usually attacks one’s lungs, has been around for three…
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Olympic debut increases exposure to rock climbing, and to the delicate locations home to climbing sites
By Haley Cush The Daily Yonder For the first time in its history, the Olympic Games will include climbing as…
Big South Fork grows by 500 acres through Nature Conservancy, National Park Service partnership
The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has grown by nearly 500 acres thanks to a new partnership…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Brook trout are one of four species in Lake Cumberland tailwaters
The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a cold-water species native to the eastern U.S. and Canada. Populations in the U.S….
Ohio River Recreation Trail Initiative Receives National Park Service technical assistance award
The 274-mile long Ohio River Recreation Trail will receive planning assistance from the National Park Service from the Rivers, Trails…
Bellevue, Covington among those to receive CLG grants for professional development, education
Following a round of 12 project grants earlier this year, five Kentucky communities will now benefit from a second round…
Pew: Poll shows Americans want Congress to act to fix National Park’s $12b deferred maintenance
By Marcia Argust Pew Charitable Trusts Summer brings a big jump in visitors to national parks, along with a reminder…
National Register of Historic Places ten new sites include Battery Bates and Battery Coombs in Devou
The National Register of Historic Places has listed 10 Kentucky sites and historic districts in 2018, according to the National…
U.S. Civil Rights Trail launched on MLK Day, involves more than 130 landmarks; KY hosts three sites
Visitors can literally walk in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, John Lewis and other…
Highland Heights’ E.O. Robinson House among eight KY sites added to National Register of Historic Places
The National Park Service has announced that eight Kentucky sites have recently been listed on the National Register of Historic…
Trust preserves 70 more acres in Perryville, site of Kentucky’s largest and bloodiest Civil War battle
The Civil War Trust has declared victory on three properties totaling 70 acres associated with the historic 1862 Perryville battlefield….