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EKU Faculty recently received a National Science Foundation Research for Undergraduates (REU) grant to support undergraduate student internships to study the ecological effects of anthropogenic and natural disturbances in Central Appalachia.  To learn more about this REU opportunity and/or apply,

If you are looking for a bit of a challenge on your next hike, coupled with great birding and a variety of plants and wildlife, then Taylor Fork Ecological Area may be exactly what you are looking for.  For more information,

The "Grant-in-Aid" program offered by the Division of Natural Areas is designed to assist with funding for student research in EKU's three natural areas. Two students were awarded research grants for 2013-14 academic year: 

On October 4, 2012, in a ceremony at the EKU Manchester Campus, officials from the Jackson office of the National Weather Service presented the John Campanius Holm Award to Robert Watts, manager of Lilley Cornett Woods.  The award was in recognition of Mr. Watts' 38 years of service as a volunteer cooperative weather observer.