Share this article Share this article LORETTO, Ky., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This Earth Day 2021, the University of Kentucky is proud to announce the establishment of the world's largest repository of American white oak as part of their groundbreaking effort with Maker's Mark ® to conserve, explore and secure the future of American white oak. The massive effort at Star Hill Farm, home to the iconic Maker's Mark Distillery, represents the most comprehensive natural range of white oak to date anywhere in the world. The American white oak repository is part of a larger mission to transform the conservation of a species critical to many American industries, including Kentucky bourbon, and to prioritize the present and future of forests and rivers.