Kentucky Wild celebrates 6th birthday with special event

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2024) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is inviting the public to help celebrate the Kentucky Wild program’s 6th birthday at a special event on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.

The event, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ET) at Country Boy Brewing’staproom at 101 Innovation Way in Georgetown, will feature:

• Demonstrations on how to support wildlife in your own yard, 10 a.m.
• “Bat Chat” program, 12 p.m.
• Monarch butterflies presentation, 1 p.m.
• Freshwater mussel filtration program, 2 p.m.
• Native plant sale, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (while supplies last)

Attendees ages 21 and older can try a special “Kentucky Wild Honey Ale” and receive a commemorative pint glass. Kentucky Wild staff will also sell new merchandise, including t-shirts, hats, beanies and stickers, and various Kentucky Wild partners and conservation organizations will have tables at the event.

Kentucky Wild is a membership-based program dedicated to conserving Kentucky’s native wildlife that are not hunted, fished or trapped. Membership fees support conservation efforts for vulnerable and declining species such as songbirds, raptors, freshwater mussels, pollinators, bats and amphibians. To learn more about Kentucky Wild, visit fw.ky.gov.