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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
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) |
6138 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
1731 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
340 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
212772 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
57084 |
Tree Week is a week celebrating all things tree-related that happens each October in communities across Kentucky. Extension agents and specialists contribute to Tree Week in many different ways, from organizing events in their communities to delivering programs to serving on the Tree Week Planning Committee. Several of these include:Tree Week Webinar Series:This year, as in past years, the Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Team organized a webinar series (led by Ellen Crocker) to engage p...
