RED RIVER SAGA

06/18/2026

KY 613 in Powell County to be closed beginning Monday, May 11
Project expected to take approximately three months; signed detour posted
JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 613 (Little North Fork Road) near Bowen in Powell County will need to find an alternate route beginning Monday, May 11. The road will be closed between KY 11/KY 15 and the Red River bridge for up to three months for correction of flooding issues along the low-lying section of highway between milepoints 0.0 and 0.363.

A signed detour involving KY 11/KY 15, KY 1184, KY 615 and KY 599 through Rosslyn will be posted.

This segment of KY 613 is prone to flooding. This project will raise the height of the roadbed to help alleviate flooding issues which frequently cause the road to be closed. The work is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 1.

Fewer than 425 vehicles use this section of KY 613 each day.

06/11/2026

06/04/2026

EV Charging

06/03/2026

Sponsored by: Kentucky State Parks

06/01/2026

Join us on June 6th as we introduce you to the wide array of local flora as you take in the beautiful grounds and the surrounding area near the Gladie Visitor Center. This is a casual hike/walk and is open to all.

Visitors should park in the Gladie parking lot and meet outside the Visitor Center. The guided hike will begin promptly at 12:00 PM and conclude back at the Visitor Center at approximately 1:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early to prepare for the walk.

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

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A single bucket, buried flush with the ground, becomes a functioning wildlife pond. Not a birdbath — a complete food web that runs itself. Cost is zero. 🌿

What shows up on its own within weeks, without any stocking or intervention:

Dragonflies arrive within days. Their larvae spend one to two years hunting underwater before emerging — while adults patrol above and take significant numbers of mosquitoes on the wing.

Native tree frogs — green tree frogs in the Southeast, gray tree frogs across the East and Midwest, Pacific tree frogs in the West — locate standing water reliably. Once they find it, they return each season and feed heavily on garden insects through the night.

American robins and other ground-feeding birds use pond water at soil level in ways they will not use an elevated birdbath. Ground-level water mimics a natural puddle — exactly what most garden wildlife is actually looking for.

Native toads (American toad, Fowler's toad, depending on your region) will use the stone ramp and breed in still water. Note: if you are in Florida or Hawaii, cane toads are an invasive species — do not encourage them.

The four things that make this work:
- A stone ramp at one edge so frogs, toads, and birds can walk in and out
- A sturdy branch angled from the bottom to the rim as an escape route for anything that falls in
- A gravel or rock layer on the bottom for aquatic insect larvae to shelter in
- A native aquatic plant — dwarf cattail, blue flag iris, or pickerelweed — for oxygen and perching 🌱

Ground-level water is what most backyard wildlife needs and almost no garden provides.