Monarch butterflies are beautiful insects that make the thousand mile odyssey to their winter homes in Mexico each fall. The population has declined in the last decade due to habitat […]
New Plant Species at Bernheim: Virginia Meadow Beauty
A new plant species for Bernheim Forest was found this summer in the arboretum. Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) is a small flower that blooms in mid-summer to fall, and […]
Bernheim Pollinators: The Long-horned Bee
Long-horned Bees are a tribe of bees that include over 700 species worldwide. They get their name from the long antennae found on the males. There are over 30 genera […]
Least Wanted: Purple Loosestrife
The Bernheim staff recently removed purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) from Cedar and Holly Ponds in the arboretum. Purple Loosestrife is a beautiful but very aggressive invasive species that can overtake […]
You Say Crawfish; We Say Crayfish
Anyone who lives in Kentucky has probably seen the volcano mounds of dirt that are created by crayfish. Crayfish are also called crawdads and crawfish, and belong to the order […]
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