Bernheim has been using prescribed fire (sometimes called controlled burning) to help us to manage our many habitats for the past 23 years. We know that historically, fire has played […]
Horticulturist
Bernheim is seeking a Horitculturist, who will be involved arboretum activities including landscape maintenance and installation, working special events, etc. The Horticulturist will operate power equipment as well as a […]
Bernheim at 90: Why do we conduct prescribed burns?
Periodically, you may see photos or mentions (our neighbors may even see the smoke from their houses) of the prescribed burns we conduct at Bernheim and wonder why we do […]
Bernheim represents Kentucky at American Chestnut Foundation fall meeting
I have just returned from attending the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) annual fall meeting in Portland, Maine. Maine is one of the states where the mighty chestnut tree once grew […]
Vanishing Acts: Kentucky Trees of Concern – American Chestnut
Prior to the 1900s, the American chestnut tree once dominated over 200 million acres of the eastern hardwood forest from Maine to Georgia, and west to the Ohio River Valley. […]