Kentucky Wild celebrates 7th birthday with special event

​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2025) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is inviting the public to help celebrate the Kentucky Wild program's 7th birthday at a special event on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.

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

• Demonstrations on how to support wildlife in your own back yard, 10 a.m.
• Freshwater mussel filtration program, 11 a.m.
• Native plant sale, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (while supplies last)
• Live wildlife and conservation educators from the Salato Wildlife Education Center

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, sweatshirts, 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.

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