Extension
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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
38300 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
510502 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
412 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
1417 |
Number of people who increased knowledge on forest health, management and/or utilization (includes forest health program, urban tree health programs, forestry webinar series, Master Loggers program, Woodland Owner Short course, Non-timber products[i.e. mushrooms, Christmas trees, maple syrup], naturalist programs, county based forestry program, small scale logging forest industry training, log and lumber grading trainings, and other "tree-centric" programs) |
450782 |
According to the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet, Kentucky is second in the United States for the most diverse hardwood species mix. Forty-eight percent or 12.4 million acres of Kentucky is forestland and eighty-eight percent of Kentuckys forestland is owned by private landowners. The 2017 Census of Agriculture shows that 38% of the farmland in Carter County is woodlands. Grayson is also known as the “heart of the parks” because of its close proximity to three state parks. In an effort t...
