Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education

Fiscal Year: 2020

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Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020

Forestry and Natural Resource Professional EducationMajor Program

1946

Total Hours

Contributed.

6133

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

546

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals that attended forestry and natural resource professional training

173

Number reporting an increase in knowledge of forest management and silvicultural practices as a result of Extension programming

442

Number of public forests that were positively impacted/practices implemented

Acreage of public forest that were positively impacted/practice implemented

2118

Number of private landowners positively impacted /practices implemented

964

Dollars saved/earned on public forests as a result of Extension programming

11827

Private landowner forest acreage positively impacted/practices implemented

2622

Dollars saved/earned on private forests as a result of Extension programming

44010

Reports

Stories Behind the Numbers

Virtual Field Trip

about 4 years ago by Lacey Kessell

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, en... Read More
Kentucky Forest Health Task Force

about 4 years ago by Ellen Crocker

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 ... Read More
2020 Kentucky Forest Health Conference

about 4 years ago by Ellen Crocker

Forest are key to Kentuckys 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 ... Read More
2019 Multi-state Forest Health Training

about 4 years ago by Ellen Crocker

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 bi... 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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