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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 |
113656 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
395476 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
486 |
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) |
97770 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
1505 |
Though post pandemic inflation has exceeded a 40 year high, we have continued to see a boom in the lumber industry. While inflation has hit many industries hard, we have continued to see a rising demand for timber products. April 13-15, 2022 the Christian County Cooperative Extension service hosted a Kentucky Master Logger training and certification. 22 Participants from the forest industry, including the Division of Forestry and private sector, attended a training to become a Kentucky Certified...
