Kentucky Dam Village Naturalist and Recreation Blog

Please join me on May 26th and 27th from 9:00am to 5:00pm for our annual Arts & Crafts Festival. This Memorial Day Weekend show is located at the Old Beach area and features handcrafted items by artists from Kentucky and neighboring states, while overlooking Kentucky Lake and its beautiful scenery.

Artist demonstrations, festival food, live music, and a magician will make this weekend something you don’t want to miss! Feel free to contact me at 270-362-4276 ext. 412 or e-mail me HERE for additional information.

COMPLIMENTS OF RON VANOVER, STATE NATURALIST

In today's Kentucky, there seems to be a lot of Invasive Species that have made their way into the Commonwealth and into many of our Kentucky State Parks. An unofficial definition of an invasive species can be described as, "A species that does not naturally occur in a specific area and whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health." Bush Honeysuckle, Garlic Mustard, Deutzia, Japanese Knotweed, Hemlock Woolly Adlegid (HWA), and Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) are just a few of those invasives that are having a tremendous impact in Kentucky and even our own Kentucky State Parks. And, all of these are exotics (plants and organisms that have been introduced by human activity into an ecosystem where they are not native). Read More