East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.


EKPC donates poles to build elk corral When staff at the James C. Salato Wildlife Education Center near Frankfort needed a corral for elk and buffalo, they decided to use an unusual construction material: old utility poles. They turned to East Kentucky Power, which provided the poles to build the pen. State officials needed a pen so that elk and buffalo can be wormed and vaccinated each spring and fall. East Kentucky Power’s donation of used poles, which would have cost the state about $10,000 in materials, was another example of the many ways EKPC helps to conserve the environment. "The materials that are needed for the corral have to be strong," said John Widener, supervisor of Security and Animal Care for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. "We thought of contacting power companies to do this, and East Kentucky Power was the one that came to mind because the environmental work of your employees is well known here." Because of the program, elk are ranging over Kentucky for the first time in 150 years.

EKPC donates poles to build elk corral

When staff at the James C. Salato Wildlife Education Center near Frankfort needed a corral for elk and buffalo, they decided to use an unusual construction material: old utility poles. They turned to East Kentucky Power, which provided the poles to build the pen.

State officials needed a pen so that elk and buffalo can be wormed and vaccinated each spring and fall. East Kentucky Power’s donation of used poles, which would have cost the state about $10,000 in materials, was another example of the many ways EKPC helps to conserve the environment.

"The materials that are needed for the corral have to be strong," said John Widener, supervisor of Security and Animal Care for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. "We thought of contacting power companies to do this, and East Kentucky Power was the one that came to mind because the environmental work of your employees is well known here."

Because of the program, elk are ranging over Kentucky for the first time in 150 years.