Forest Education and Research Network
Forest Education and Research Network

Join FERN

Join FERN

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Interested in joining FERN? 

Email Dr. Ellen Crocker, e.crocker@uky.edu, to be added to our e-newsletter list.

If you sign up, you will receive our monthly e-newsletters with information about volunteer citizen science opportunities, forest-related educational programs, and research project updates related to forest health. Membership does not oblige your participation in these activities; it just provides a platform to connect you to others interested in citizen science and education about forest health.

Members of this network will have the opportunity to participate in a range of different activities, from helping in scientific research, to educational workshops, to testing new forestry tools.

Benefits of joining include:

  • Having early access to educational materials and tools related to woodland health 

  • Interacting with scientific researchers to improve woodland health 

  • Having the opportunity to participate in citizen science projects 

  • Helping advise future research and educational projects

Contact Information

Ellen Crocker
Assistant Professor, Forest Health Extension

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Lexington, KY 40546

859-257-3040

e.crocker@uky.edu