Youth Forestry and Natural Resource Education

Fiscal Year: 2019

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Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019

Youth Forestry and Natural Resource EducationMajor Program

4770

Total Hours

Contributed.

33116

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

152

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

1092

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth who attended a 4-H forestry/natural resources education programs

3684

Number of youth who can identify the forestry/natural resources in their community

3284

Number of youth who have gained an understanding of forest/natural resource stewardship.

4018

Number of youth who plan to or have completed a 4-H forestry/natural resources education project (ex. county and state fair projects)

Number of youth who have shared information about their community’s forests/natural resources (ex. citizen science – Adopt A Tree/Feeder Watch)

111

Number of youth who have engaged in a community project related to forestry/natural resource improvement or conservation

627

Reports

Stories Behind the Numbers

Kentucky Furbearer Program

about 6 years ago by Stacy White

The average person in todays society has little knowledge of the native wildlife living around them. It is apparent when native Kentucky animal pelts are displayed in public settings that most dont kn... Read More
Mountain Ag Youth Day Highlights a Forest Food that Delights

about 6 years ago by Shad Baker

The Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability recently hosted its Mountain Ag Youth Day. It was a prime time to educate the nearly 200 young people about agriculture and things they coul... Read More
Students Interact with Science through the Environment and Learn Next Generation Science Standards

about 6 years ago by DJ Scully

The Campbell County Environmental Education Center conducts school programs where youth interact with science through the environment.“Science—and therefore science education—is central to the lives o... Read More
Home school programming

about 6 years ago by Rex McBride

Boone County has a large population of home schooled youth, with estimates of 300 plus in five main campuses. These groups have in the past had fairly little interaction with the Extension service due... Read More

College Resources

Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

College Resources

Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

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