Land Between the Lakes

Tracy Ross and John Pollpeter, lead naturalist at LBL's Woodland Nature Station, discuss the North American river otter in the next installment of Sounds Good's LBL Wildlife Report series.

Tracy Ross speaks to Woodlands Nature Station's lead naturalist, John Pollpeter, about bald eagles season at Land Between the Lakes.

Officials at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in western Kentucky say reforestation efforts are underway after two tornadoes ripped through sections of the recreation area in December, destroying countless trees along the way. Likewise, western Kentucky cities are pushing initiatives to bring a little green back into tornado-impacted communities.

Tracy Ross speaks to Woodlands Nature Station lead naturalist John Pollpeter about hummingbirds and Hummingbird Weekend at Land Between the Lakes.

With only a little more than 250 red wolves in the world, births aren’t all that common and are usually planned, but at Land Between the Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area in far western Kentucky, 12-year-old Jasper defied expectations to become the oldest breeding red wolf on record.

It’s been six months since a devastating and deadly storm ripped through western and southern Kentucky, producing 20 tornadoes, killing 81 people, injuring hundreds more and roiling an entire region. The event was heartbreaking, and took most people by surprise. Tornadoes aren’t unheard of in Kentucky, but few were expecting one of the longest tornado systems in the country’s history to materialize on the night of Dec. 10 — not exactly twister season.

Two paths covering nearly 7,000 acres of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area were carved up by December’s tornado outbreak, leaving portions of LBL in both Kentucky and Tennessee heavily damaged after the storm.

Tracy Ross speaks with the lead naturalist at the Woodlands Nature Station in LBL, John Pollpeter, about the recent birth of four rare red wolf puppies.

Tracy Ross speaks to author Jayne Moore Waldrop about her new linked story collection, "Drowned Town."

David Nickell believes the Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act could ensure LBL becomes a "premiere recreation area."