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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization Major Program

4601

Total Hours

Contributed.

27508

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

15

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

313

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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)  

2926

Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices

445

Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business)  

363

Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices  

429000

Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants

22307

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