Kentucky Conservation Committee

06/22/2026

It's Pollinator Week! Check out some of the events around town. https://www.pollinatorlex.com/home?mc_cid=566b320098&mc_eid=ef25c5d4a2

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

Sharing this for our friends at the Kentucky Sierra Club. Hope you can come!

Join the Kentucky Sierra Club for a special conversation with Mary Berry—Executive Director of the Berry Center, farmer, and daughter of the legendary Wendell Berry.

Mary Berry grew up farming in Henry County and now leads the Berry Center's work to restore a culture that supports good farming and sustainable agriculture. She speaks nationwide on these issues, and we're honored to share the evening with her.

Come for the conversation, enjoy finger food and drinks, and connect with others who care about Kentucky's environment and future. Your support helps the Kentucky Sierra Club PAC elect pro-environment leaders who will fight for climate action, clean air, and clean water.

This is more than a fundraiser. It's a chance to connect with others who care about our environment, our democracy, and the future of our Commonwealth.

🗓️ Thursday, July 9 | 6:30 PM
📍 LexArts Center, 161 N Mill St, Lexington

🎟️ Suggested Donation: $50/person | $75/couple | Any amount is gratefully accepted—give what you can!

RSVP by July 2
Online: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001tvh8HIAQ
Or call: (270) 438-0054.

06/21/2026

Birding adventure at the Fernald Preserve

06/20/2026

Our thanks to Wild Birds Unlimited Lexington for co-hosting our combined birding day trip and nuclear education field trip to the Fernald Preserve in Ohio!

06/19/2026

"...some community members have criticized Hamilton and the district, arguing that regulators have pulled their punches with polluters despite repeat complaints from residents. When public comments began, advocates voiced their concerns about persistent emissions from facilities close to neighborhoods, including Louisville's majority-Black communities, such as Anderson Wood in Parkland..."

Advocates slammed local regulators as lax enforcers of air pollution laws. A deputy mayor called the criticism 'abusive.'

06/19/2026

Learn more about this holiday from the National Park Service:

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06/18/2026

We at KCC are so saddened to hear this news. We are so grateful to have known this dedicated journalist who covered important environmental issues in Kentucky for decades.

James Bruggers, whose decades of environmental reporting in Kentucky and beyond helped win cleaner air and cleaner water, is dead at 68.

06/17/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Logging Begins in Old-Growth Forest Containing Kentucky State Champion Tree Clay County, Kentucky (June 16, 2026) — The U.S. Forest Service has begun active logging operations in…