30 Jun 2023
By LBL_Admin
The 2023 Geocache Challenge is still going…will you take the challenge?

The 2023 Geocache Challenge is still going…will you take the challenge?

Geocaching, History, Recreation
If you’ve never done a Geocache and would like a fun reason to hike outside on the Land Between the Lakes, here’s your chance to do that and earn a really cool, solid bronze, challenge coin! There are only 25 of these limited coins left as only 200 were minted! The rules are simple: find the six geocache locations, take out one metal tree tag from each, return the six metal tree tags from each box at one time to the Golden Pond Visitor’s Center on the Land Between the Lakes (where Highway 68/80 and the Trace meet). In exchange,…
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05 May 2023
By LBL_Admin
2023 Heritage Geocache Challenge: Communities Between the Rivers

2023 Heritage Geocache Challenge: Communities Between the Rivers

Customer Service, Geocaching, Heritage, Recreation, , , , ,
The 2023 Heritage Geocache Challenge begins Sunday, May 7  at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area! The 2023 Communities Between the Rivers Heritage Challenge Coin The annual Heritage Geocache Challenge is put on by the Heritage Program at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area as part of our outreach to the public, to get people to explore their forest and their history, and to share the unique heritage of the families from Between the Rivers. About the GeocachesThis is the eighth year of the Heritage Geocache Challenge at the Land Between the Lakes and, like in previous years,…
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27 Jan 2023
By LBL_Admin

2023 Bison Auction at Land Between the Lakes

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A public auction to reduce the size of Land Between the Lakes’ bison herds will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023. The sale begins at 9am Central Standard Time at the South Bison Range corral. Bidder registration, final sale list, and viewing begin at 8am CST. The Forest Service has scheduled approximately 32 bison to be sold individually to include:1 cow born 2015, tested for pregnancy9 large young bulls born 20204 cows born 2020, tested for pregnancy6 yearling heifers born in 20217 yearling bulls born 2021a 4 to 5 bull and heifer calves born in 2022Preliminary details regarding the…
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15 Dec 2022
By LBL_Admin

Winter Eagle Tours are Back for 2023!

Birding, Environmental Education, Wildlife, , , , , , , , , ,
Bald eagle and turtle using a log as a rest stop at Land Between the Lakes. Photo by Mel Cunningham. Woodlands Nature Station naturalists will serve as guides to upcoming bald eagle viewing lake cruises and van tours in January and February 2023. Friends of Land Between the Lakes are excited to announce that the Woodlands Nature Station will host bald eagle viewing cruises and van tours for the public in January and February 2023! Eagle Viewing Cruises: Kentucky Lake eagle viewing cruises will be hosted on the CQ Princess, a 96-foot, double-decker luxury yacht, on January 14, 15, &…
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19 Aug 2022
By LBL_Admin

Thousand Cankers Disease Monitoring Project 2022

Environmental Education, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife, , , , , , , , ,
Walnut Twig Beetle | Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, bugwood.org Background: Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) is an insect/disease complex caused by the combination of the lethal fungus, Geosmithia morbida, and the walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis. This disease is native to the southwestern United States, but in the last decade, TCD has been discovered in many eastern states as well. It has been discovered in several of Kentucky’s neighboring states, however it hasn’t been detected in the Commonwealth to date. Black Walnut is highly susceptible to this disease which causes major dieback and mortality in these trees. Walnut Twig Beetle…
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22 Jun 2022
By LBL_Admin

Volunteers Needed for HistoriCorps Restoration Project at the Homeplace

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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is partnering with HistoriCorps to restore the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm's iconic Double Pen House- and we need your help! Everyone can be a HistoriCorps Volunteer. HistoriCorps team up crews of volunteers from all walks of life with their expert field staff to learn preservation skills and put those skills to work saving historic places that have fallen into disrepair. Volunteers on this HistoriCorps project will learn and apply traditional roofing skills to preserve the Double Pen House at the Homeplace. Aside from being comfortable with heights, no prior construction experience is needed!…
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10 Jun 2022
By LBL_Admin

The Land Between the Lakes 2022 Heritage Geocache Challenge: The Heritage of Wildlife Conservation

Environmental Education, Geocaching, Recreation, Stewardship, , , , ,
The Heritage Geocache Challenge begins Friday, June 10, 2022 at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The Wildlife Conservation Heritage Challenge Coin The annual Heritage Geocache Challenge is put on by the Heritage Program at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area as part of our outreach to the public, to get people to explore their forest and their history, and to share the unique heritage of the families from Between the Rivers. About the GeocachesThis is the sixth year of the Heritage Geocache Challenge at the Land Between the Lakes and, like in previous years, we like people…
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17 May 2022
By LBL_Admin

Woodlands Nature Station Picks Up a “6-Pack”

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By John Pollpeter Exciting news for the Woodlands Nature Station as staff welcomed five little squiggly red wolf puppies in the small wolf den on April 26, 2022. There was some suspicion as Ember, the four-year-old mother, started to show signs of pregnancy a few days prior, which can be difficult to tell until parturition. Jasper, the 75-pound, 13-year-old male, also started to show protective behaviors and began delivering food to Ember, which are telltale signs of upcoming pups. Once these changes were noticed, staff whirled into puppy mode, checking the dens twice a day, setting them up with soft…
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02 Mar 2022
By LBL_Admin

Land Between the Lakes Welcomes New Bald Eagle to Woodlands Nature Station

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By Woodlands Nature Station Staff, Friends of Land Between the LakesA rescued female bald eagle has found her new home at the Woodlands Nature Station through a partnership between the Friends of Land Between the Lakes, USDA Forest Service, and American Eagle Foundation.Last week, a team from the Woodlands Nature Station picked up the 7-year-old nonreleasable bald eagle with a partial wing amputation resulting from a gunshot wound. She comes from Upstate New York along the St. Lawrence River and was given to the American Eagle Foundation last year. Her rescuers gave her the name Tahahente, a Native American name…
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27 Jan 2022
By LBL_Admin

Golden Pond Planetarium has an all-new projection system!

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Blog post by Bill FutrellLead Interpreter, Golden Pond Planetarium Friends of Land Between The Lakes  Golden Pond Planetarium Has An All-New Projection System! The SkyExplorer Digital Planetarium Software by RSA Cosmos/Konica Minolta combined with 2k Hi-Resolution Laser Projection system by Barco is now operational at Golden Pond Visitor Center, delivering … The Best Resolution | High Level of Brightness | Leading Contrast Ratio RSACOSMOS and Konica Minolta provide the best rendering capacities and deliver the most realistic image quality for an immersive experience throughout the domed theater.  Some of the key features with this new system include: Tailor made projection…
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