Upcoming Events + Programs
Join us for workshops, advocacy, music, or in the woods!
We add events throughout the year, so check back in or join our newsletter to stay updated!
Events
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Feral Folk Holiday Market
West Sixth Brewery 501 W 6th St #100, Lexington, KentuckyA curated craft market featuring land-based and nature-inspired crafts from your favorite local makers in Eastern Kentucky and beyond.
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Old-Growth Field Trip in the Jellico Mountains
Old-Growth Field Trip in the Jellico Mountains
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2025 “Fee-Free” Days for the Daniel Boone National Forest!
fee-free recreation in the daniel boone national forest for specific dates in 2025.
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Virtual Old-Growth Lecture with ecologist, Jim Scheff
FeaturedVIRTUAL!VIRTUAL lecture to discuss the importance of mature and old growth forests, how they are managed in Kentucky, and how we can save them.
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2025 “Fee-Free” Days for the Daniel Boone National Forest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has announced 2025 fee waiver dates for Daniel Boone National Forest recreation areas. Be sure to check the specific locations where the “fee-free" dates apply! Each listed date on the USFS website will have all of the locations where this no-fee recreation will apply! Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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Kentucky Heartwood Annual Membership Meeting
McConnell Springs 416 Rebmann Lane, Lexington, KY, United StatesKentucky Heartwood is inviting you join us for our Annual Membership Meeting! Join us for an evening celebrating all of our wins in 2024, share dinner, and hear from our Council President, Dave Cooper and Staff Ecologist, Jim Scheff. This is a relaxed and laid back event where we can gather in community and celebrate another…
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Beaver Creek Wilderness Crosscut Saw Volunteer Day with S.A.W.S. and Kentucky Heartwood!
Join the collaboration of Kentucky Heartwood, SAWS (Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards), and the Forest Service for a day clearing downed trees in Beaver Creek Wilderness. As a federally designated wilderness area, we must use traditional tools like the crosscut saw, handsaw, and ax to remove trees from the trail corridor. No experience required, only a willingness to do some…
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Somerset Community College Earth Day Celebration
Somerset Community College 808 Monticello Street, Somerset, KY, United StatesAre you ready to celebrate Earth Day and make a positive impact on the planet? If so, then Somerset Community College has got you covered with a wide range of exhibits, activities, and demonstrations designed to show love for this planet we call home. There will be food vendors, tons of exhibits, raptors, reptiles and…
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Whippoorwill Festival 2025
North Central 4-H Camp 260 St-1035, Carlisle, KY, United StatesThe goal of the Whippoorwill Festival is to promote sustainable living in Appalachia by sharing earth-friendly living skills with one another in a joyful, healthy, family-friendly atmosphere. 2025 will be the tenth year for the festival, and we hope to continue to grow and learn together! The Whippoorwill Festival celebrates our Appalachian heritage and traditions while helping…
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Feral Folk Spring Market & Plant Sale
West Sixth Farm 4495 Shadrick Ferry Rd, Frankfort, KYJoin us for the Feral Folk Spring Market - Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11th at the West Sixth Farm in Frankfort Organized by Kentucky Heartwood and the Kentucky Herbalism Alliance, the vision for Feral Folk is to nourish land-based makers and the land itself. We've got an awesome lineup of vendors, mostly from Eastern Kentucky,…
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2025 “Fee-Free” Days in the Daniel Boone National Forest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has announced 2025 fee waiver dates for Daniel Boone National Forest recreation areas. Be sure to check the specific locations where the “fee-free" dates apply! Each listed date on the USFS website will have all of the locations where this no-fee recreation will apply! Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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2025 “Fee-Free” Days for the Daniel Boone National Forest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has announced 2025 fee waiver dates for Daniel Boone National Forest recreation areas. Be sure to check the specific locations where the “fee-free" dates apply! Each listed date on the USFS website will have all of the locations where this no-fee recreation will apply! Martin Luther King, Jr.…
