Kentucky's Wildlife Needs You
Kentucky Wild is the official membership program supporting wildlife conservation across the state. Your membership helps protect habitats, supports conservation projects, and ensures Kentucky's wildlife continues to thrive.
What Your Membership Supports
As Kentucky's population grows and the landscape changes, all wildlife face new challenges. Many species that were once common are now vulnerable. At the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, we work every day to improve Kentucky's landscape so that all species can thrive. Your membership helps us:
- Fund survey and monitoring projects
- Purchase research equipment
- Enhance habitat necessary for shelter, feeding, and nesting
- Protect and improve habitat for pollinators and migrating birds
Featured Projects
The gray bat is found throughout much of the state, but human disturbance of caves threatens this vulnerable species.
The eastern hellbender, North America's largest salamander and Kentucky's newly named state amphibian, was once widespread in streams across the state. Today, it's in serious decline.
Despite plentiful habitat in Kentucky's pastures, hayfields, and restored grasslands, the barn owl is a rare species in our state.
Join
Kentucky Wild
Support wildlife conservation across Kentucky and be part of a community protecting the outdoors you love. A one-year membership allows you to take action to conserve our wildlife legacy for future generations.
$25/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
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Kentucky Wild Sticker Pack - Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
$35/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
- Kentucky Wild T-shirt (sizes S-3XL)
- Kentucky Wild Sticker Pack
- Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
$50/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
- Kentucky Wild T-shirt (sizes S-3XL)
- Kentucky Wild Sticker
- Kentucky Wild Bandana (while supplies last)
- Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
Membership Levels Built for Every Supporter
$100/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
- Kentucky Wild T-shirt (sizes S-3XL)
- Kentucky Wild Sticker Pack
- Kentucky Wild Bandana (while supplies last)
- Kentucky Wild Ball Cap
- Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
$250/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
- Kentucky Wild T-shirt (sizes S-3XL)
- Kentucky Wild Sticker Pack
- Kentucky Wild Bandana (while supplies last)
- Kentucky Wild Tote Bag
- Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
- Salato Wildlife Education Center — Family Membership Certificate valid for one year
$500/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
- Kentucky Wild T-shirt (sizes S-3XL)
- Kentucky Wild Sticker Pack
- Kentucky Wild Bandana (while supplies last)
- Kentucky Wild Tote Bag
- Kentucky Wild Ball Cap
- Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
- Salato Wildlife Education Center — Family Membership Certificate valid for one year
$1,000/year
Exclusive Opportunities and Benefits include:
- Kentucky Wild T-shirt (sizes S-3XL)
- Kentucky Wild Sticker Pack
- Kentucky Wild Bandana (while supplies last)
- Kentucky Wild Tote Bag
- Kentucky Wild Ball Cap
- Kentucky Wild Pint
- Quarterly eNewsletter: Kentucky Wild Notes
- Salato Wildlife Education Center — Family Membership Certificate valid for one year
What Members Have Helped Us Achieve
Thanks to Kentucky Wild members, conservation projects are happening across Kentucky to protect wildlife and restore habitats. Membership support helps fund research, equipment, and hands-on conservation work led by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife biologists. Together, members have helped make projects like these possible:
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Protect.
Vulnerable species like bats, pollinators, mussels, and amphibians.
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Restore.
Habitats wildlife need to feed, nest, and shelter.
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Research.
Motus stations tracking migratory birds across the state.
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Revive.
Imperiled species like freshwater mussels and the eastern hellbender.
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Experience.
Bird bandings, mussel taggings, and hikes with biologists.
Join Today
& Keep
KY Wild
