Environmental Sustainability & ResponsibilityMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding environmental sustainability and responsibility (such as what “green” means; how daily choices impact environment; 3 R’s of waste management; proper disposal of hazardous waste; the importance of conserving water; indoor and outdoor water conservation practices; emergency water conservation practices) |
1773 |
Number of individuals reporting intent to implement one or more new or additional strategies to promote environmental sustainability |
1591 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more new or additional water conservation practices (in the home, in landscape or garden) |
545 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more new or additional strategies to promote environmental sustainability (such as reduce waste, eat responsibly, act locally, reduce consumption, recycle, reuse, and properly dispose of hazardous waste) |
696 |
Number of individuals reporting an increase in recycled or reused household waste |
622 |
Stories
Kentucky Master Naturalist Program
Did you know that Kentucky is only one of five states without a Master Naturalist program? Well, that is about to change. Pulling together experts from UKs Colleges of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Arts & Sciences, and Public Health along with Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Geological Survey to for a core team, we are building the Kentucky Master Natural (KYMN) program. The goal of the program is to develop a community of well-informed citizen-volunteers to advance education, r...
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Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
- S107 Ag. Science Center North
- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
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