PlayThink is a Summer adventure that will transform your heart. A Music, Movement, and Arts Festival for ALL! Choose your own adventure and Create memories to last a lifetime. It is alcohol free. It's family-centric. It's 200+ play shops on movement, music, and healing. It's flow arts. It's a celebration of taking control of your…

Chuck Willer will Present on "Industrial Forestry and the Water You Drink” For over thirty years, Chuck Willer has defended public forests and watersheds in Oregon. He has been at the cutting edge of insights into industrial forest management and the impact of financial forces on forested landscapes. Chuck’s work for the past ten years has focused on…

The Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival is a fundraiser for the forest protection work of Kentucky Heartwood. We love celebrating our mission through community and the arts! Join us for a day of family friendly events, craft and artisanal vendors, kids music competition, food, and music!

Join us for a day of plant magic in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in Irvine, Kentucky. We will have workshops throughout the day, including a Forest Farming listening session, a plant walk where we will focus on medicinal uses or plants, a Indigo dye workshop and more! We will also have our herbal…

The Louisville Sierra Club chapter and Kentucky Heartwood invite you for a screening of the new documentary "Crown Jewels" to learn more about the value of nature and old-growth forests and the fight to protect them. The film was created to help drive comments to the US Forest Service calling for stronger protections for mature…

The inaugural Kentucky Climate Symposium, which will bring together students and experts from higher education, government, industry, media, and communities to share information and resources on climate change. We'll spend the day in conversation to identify Kentucky’s climate challenges and build towards solutions that will improve climate resilience across the Commonwealth. The event features moderated…

Rocktoberfest is Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition's (RRGCC) largest fundraiser each the year and is what enables the Coalition to make their mortgage payments, manage over 1,100 acres of climbing land and roads, and to save money for future purchases. The event runs Thursday through Sunday and consists of sponsor booths with the latest gear,…

Enjoy the trees and greenspaces throughout Lexington!

The Southeastern Public Interest Environmental Law (“SPIEL”) conference is an annual convergence dedicated to serving the members and supporters of the public interest environmental movement of the American Southeast. This event brings together public interest environmental attorneys, scientists, grassroots environmental advocates, academics, and students to network, share tactics, skills, and information through presentations, hands-on workshops,…

Join conservation leaders from across Kentucky for a one-day conference at Bernheim Forest, aimed at fostering collaboration between nonprofits and state and federal agencies. This event will provide a unique opportunity to form new partnerships and strengthen existing ones. Presentations will highlight funding opportunities and explore current and future regional projects. $15 for KLTC members…

Explore the wisdom of past generations, finding health through heritage foods and new community connections at our three-day festival. Discover why modern-day food is less nutrient-dense and join a movement to restore forgotten traditions. Join us for the whole weekend, for a chance to build longterm relationships with others in the work and to strategize…

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…