Sentinels 2020-06-27 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Pen. A double breasted cormorant and a large turtle guard the entrance to a cove on Green River Lake. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Postcards from LWC: Samantha Maldonado 2020-06-27 - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Sabine Eastham writes, "When reaching out to our prospective students to see if they would like to participate in our #postcardsfromlindsey column, this student had the following to say: 'It is great to hear from you about this awesome project! I very much like the sense of community that you seem to have at Lindsey.'" Name: Samantha Maldonado Country and City of origin: Ecuador - Quito Current activities: Graduated from Traverse City Central High School in Michigan. She currently trains, cycles and travels with her host family, She is planning on being a Business and Political Science Major, and will join our cycling team for road, track, and mountain biking. She is looking forward to: "Acquire meaningful knowledge to help others, make friends for life, and participate in cycling races around the U.S." She has good humour as well, and she shares this fun fact about herself: "I usually have my hair into two braids, which work great as mustaches and cat toys. ;)" Samantha, we are excited to meet you in person this fall! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remove a girdling root: Step 4 2020-06-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. You have just successfully performed surgery which will enhance the health of your tree and will add years and maybe decades to it's life. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remove a girdling root: Step 3 2020-06-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Cut one end of the girdling root, pull it away from the main root and cut the other end as well. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remove a girdling root: Step 2 2020-06-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Remove just enough soil to allow the development of a plan to remove the "rubber band", so to speak, without further damaging the root. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remove a girdling root: Step 1 2020-06-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Identify the girdling root and grab your trusty Pulaski, grubbing hoe, axe, etc. in preparation for surgery. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Blackberries coming on 2020-06-27 - Barren County, KY - Photo by Jan Sandidge. Jan writes, "When you can reach them from the lawn mower you have a snack while mowing! First ones of the year. Almost cobbler time!! One of my very favorite things about summer is a wild blackberry cobbler." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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