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 them. Prescribed burns are one of the many tools Bernheim uses to protect and be good stewards of our 16,000+ acre forest. Prescribed burns differ […]
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 variety of hand tools. A majority of the work will be performed outdoors in the arboretum collections including the native plant habitats, as well as […]
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 in very large numbers. In Kentucky, American Chestnut trees are also disappearing, though Bernheim is working to restore them. We had a great meeting and […]
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. Researchers have estimated that 1 out of every 4 trees in the Appalachian Mountains was an American chestnut. The American chestnut lumber was highly prized […]