Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program
June 10 - June 14, 2013 | Kentucky Leadership Center | Jabez, KY
The Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program is a week-long, outdoor summer entomology course for high school students. Join us for an intense week of insect collection, identification, and forest/insect ecology.
The Entomology Leadership Program is a component of the Kentucky Forest Leadership Program (KFLP). For over 40 years, KFLP )a program developed by the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry) has been introducing high-school students to the basics of forest management during a one-week, overnight summer program. Participating students spend the week investigating an 80-acre plot of woods using real life forest-management techniques.
Since
2004, the Department of Entomology has teamed with the Department of Forestry
to expand KFLP by adding Entomology to the mix. Now, the program is
known as KFELP: The Kentucky Forest and Entomology Leadership Program. Students who enroll in the entomology component spend
most of the week learning the basics of entomology and surveying the impact
of insects in the same 80-acre plot of woods that is being investigated
by the forestry students. At key points during the week, the entomology
and forestry students share their findings and work together to solve real-life
forest management problems.
Apply
This program is open to high-school students entering their junior or senior year with an interest in biology, ecology, forestry, or entomology. The total cost is $375, including a $50 application fee. This fee includes food, dorm-style lodging, materials, and instruction. For more information, download the complete Summer 2013 PDF application.
Out-of-State Applicants
Non-Kentucky applicants are encouraged to apply and several have attended in the past. All fees and application requirements are the same for out-of-state applicants.
Gallery
Visit our Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program image gallery to see photos from the program.To learn more about the Forestry component of Leadership Program, and to see more pictures and feedback from past students, visit the main website at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/forestryextension/KentuckyForestLP.php
Media Coverage
The College of Agriculture Communications News Service has written two recent articles about the program:- Apr 2006: www.ca.uky.edu/agc/news/2006/Apr/forestry.htm
- Jun 2007: www.ca.uky.edu/agc/news/2007/jun/forestleadership.htm
- See The Film! Click here to watch the short video feature (Windows Media format) on KFLP produced in 2004 by the University of Kentucky Agriculture Communications Department.
Lasting Impact
In 2005, participant Lydia Thomas (a senior from Shelby County) contributed a web page on Stag Beetles for our Kentucky Critter Files while she was enrolled at the leadership program. The page receives about 8,000 visits per year. Future participants will also have the opportunity to create similar web pages. See Lydia's Stag Beetle page here: www.uky.edu/Agriculture/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/stag/stag.htm
Tyler Nelson, a 2007 & 2008 KFELP alumnus, and current University of Kentucky student, is now a nature instructor at Camp Shalom, an annual summer camp sponsored by the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation (CKJF). At Camp Shalom, Tyler teaches Teva, a Hebrew word for nature. In Teva, Tyler uses skills that she learned at KFELP to teach younger children about entomology and water-quality investigation, among other topics. In fact, Tyler isn't just a Teva instructor, she is the founder. Teva did not exist as an autonomous discipline at Camp Shalom before 2007, when Tyler created it. Read more about Tyler, Teva, and the KFELP connection in this 2009 article written by Katie Pratt. Read more about Camp Shalom at the CKFJ homepage.
Contact
For more information about the Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program, contact:- Blake Newton
University of Kentucky
Extension Entomology
S-225 Ag. Sci. North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
859.257.7453 | blaken@uky.edu
