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The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources is one of more than a dozen academic departments in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. It was established in 1969 with primary responsibility for academics, extension, and research programs in forest and wildland natural resources.
Learn about the Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesBrief History
The seeds of Kentucky’s Forestry and Natural Resources Department were initially sown in 1923 on a 15,000 acre tract of forest occupying portions of Knott, Breathitt, and Perry Counties donated to the University of Kentucky by Cincinnati businessman E.O. Robinson.
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forestry.department@uky.edu
(859) 257-7596
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forestry.extension@uky.edu
(859) 257-7597