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 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.
John Westbrook, the recreation area’s environmental stewardship manager said the two tornadoes — each cutting a path about seven miles long by one mile wide — shredded countless trees and foliage in LBL, comparing the number of destroyed trees with trying to estimate how many grains are in a bag of rice.
