Woodland EducationMajor Program

6004

Total Hours

Contributed.

62209

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

167

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

129

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs

1676

Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees

59259

Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland

1128

Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland

849

Number of individuals that planned or implemented one or more woodland management practices

702

Number of individuals with a management plan and those that plan to get one

349

Number of individuals that planned or worked with a natural resource professional

548

Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices

469

Stories

Forestry Economic Contribution Reporting

Nearly half of Kentucky is covered in forests (or woodlands). These woodlands provide many environmental benefits and support a diverse forest industry that is a key part of Kentuckys economy. Because of the diffuse nature of the forest industry in Kentucky relatively few people realize how significant it is or the importance of woodlands to Kentuckys economy. To address this knowledge gap, UK Forestry Extension along with faculty and graduate students in the UK Department of Forestry and Natura...

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Forestry Economic Contribution Reporting

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