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Author: Lacey Kessell
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
The importance of environmental education in our youth has been widely accepted and studied internationally. Studies show that youth exposed to environmental education have heightened imaginations, enhanced critical and creative thinking skills, promotes tolerance and understanding of different point of views and cultures, combats "nature deficit disorder", encouraged healthy lifestyles, enables students to make connections between social, ecological, economic, cultural and polit
Author: Ellen Crocker
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
Forest health is a rapidly changing field and communication between key stakeholders is needed to ensure that decisions are made in a timely manner. The arrival of new invasive insects, pathogens, or plants with the ability to cause widespread ecological and economic damage requires a prompt and coordinated response. However, communication about forest health is hampered by the fact that a wide range of different professionals, from academic researchers, to agency officials, to profe
Author: Ellen Crocker
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
Forest are key to Kentucky’s economic and environmental wellbeing. The state is 47% forested with over 12 million acres of woodlands and, collectively, the forest sector contributes over $13.5 billion annually to the state’s economy and impacts over 60,398 jobs. However, a range of insects, diseases, invasive plants, and other issues threaten the sustainability of our forests, woodlands, and urban trees. For example, the invasive emerald ash borer alone is estimated to cost Ken
Author: Ellen Crocker
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
Forest are key to the economic and environmental wellbeing of Kentucky. The state is 47% forested with over 12 million acres of woodlands and, collectively, the forest sector contributes over $13.5 billion annually to the state’s economy including over 60,398 jobs. However, a range of insects, diseases, invasive plants, and other issues threaten the sustainability of our forests, woodlands, and urban trees. For example, the invasive emerald ash borer alone is estimated to cost Kentu
Author: Ellen Crocker
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
“What’s wrong with my tree?” This is a common question for county agents. Diagnosing and managing tree problems, whether in a client’s yard or their woodland, can be very difficult and many county agents have limited prior training in tree health. Trees provide numerous benefits to landowners across the state. From the value of timber in the woodland setting to the human health benefits of trees in urban landscapes, promoting the health of trees is important economi
Author: Darren Morris
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
Research has shown that white oaks in our forests are not regenerating at the rate needed to maintain our white oak forests as we know them today. State and federal agencies, private landowners, conservation organizations, trade associations, and forest industries have all joined together to ensure the long-term sustainability of white oak.The White Oak Initiative newsletter grew from 200 recipients to near 3000. The many committees that drive the initiative have broadened to include a div
