Focus on Forestry, Wildlife, and Natural Resource ManagementPlan of Work

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Bell County CES

Title:
Focus on Forestry, Wildlife, and Natural Resource Management
MAP:
Natural resources and environmental education
Agents Involved:
Stacy White, Brandy Calvert
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Forestry Industry Education
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Sustainable Agriculture
Situation:
According to the Kentucky Division of Forestry, Bell County is situated atop an abundance of natural resources; with almost 200,000 acres of forest land, lakes, streams, a state park and a national park, Bell Countians need to understand the importance of our environment and its role in our economy and everyday life. People, animals and plants are dependent on our Earth’s natural resources. Everything from the air we breathe, to the water we drink, to the soil we use for food production – these resources are vital to our existence. Therefore, it’s important that we care for and respect these resources. Understanding how our daily choices affect our environment, we can conserve natural resources and protect our environment for present and future generations.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Land owners, youth, and citizens practice proper environmental stewardship that will conserve natural resources and the productivity of the land while maximizing the economic and social benefits.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Land owners, youth and citizens recognize that forests and wildlife are renewable resources which can produce economic benefits and enjoyment for our community.
Initial Outcomes:
Community leaders, landowners, youth, and citizens will gain knowledge of the use of recommended management practices and the effect of the proper use of these practices on the environment. Community leaders, land owners, youth and citizens value proper environmental stewardship practices and become aware of the impact of the decisions they make on the environment.
Evaluation:
Long-Term Outcome: Landowners and citizens gain knowledge and implement recommended environmental management practices, such as BMP's of timber harvesting and agricultural operations.
Indicator: Number of clients implementing these practices
Method: Program participation, Home/Farm Visits, surveys, and individual contacts
Timeline: 2-4 years.

Intermediate Outcome: Youth will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of native trees, fauna, and flora of the forests of Southeast Kentucky
Indicator: Participation in 4-H Projects, Judging Teams, Environmental Camps and School Enrichment
Method: Program participation, 4-H Projects, Individual Contacts
Timeline: 9-12 months.

Initial Outcome: Recommended management practices and proper environmental stewardship will be implemented by clientele.
Indicator: Clientele will reproduce practices they have learned through ag extension programs.
Method: Verbal, farm visits.
Timeline: 3-6 months
Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4-H Youth and 4-H Cloverbuds

Project or Activity: 4-H Chick Incubation project

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Poultry Curriculum

Inputs: Curriculum, incubators, egg candlers, egg turners, teachers, UK provides eggs

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Horse Club

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum, UK Publications

Inputs: 4-H Curriculum, UK Publications, 4-H Horse Certification program, specialists, agents, volunteers, community members, fundraisers

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Community Club Forestry project

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Forestry Publications

Inputs: Agents. Natural Resources, Publications, volunteers, County Fair, State Fair

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-H Youth and adults

Project or Activity: 4-H Country Ham project

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Publications

Inputs: 4-H Publications, Agents, UK Meat Specialist, volunteers, funding from Bell County Farm Bureau, Ham House, donations and in-kind services from local meat processor

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Science Clubs

Content or Curriculum: Project Learning Tree curriculum

Inputs: PLT curriculum, agents

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-h youth

Project or Activity: Furbearer Program

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: Feltner facilities, schools, agents, community partners, KY Department of Fish and Wildlife, United Trappers of KY

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: General public, youth

Project or Activity: Apple Grafting

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: schools, agents, volunteers, Soil Conservation

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Fruit Production Workshop

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: specialists

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Backyard Beekeepers

Content or Curriculum: UK Pubs

Inputs: bell county schools facility, volunteers

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: general public, youth, farmers

Project or Activity: Farm Field Day

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: schools, agents, community partners, volunteers

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: general public

Project or Activity: Nuisance Wildlife Management

Content or Curriculum: UK Pubs

Inputs: agent, KY Fish and Wildlife

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: youth and general public

Project or Activity: Kentucky Wood Expo

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: schools, agents, KY Forest Industry Association, specialists

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: youth

Project or Activity: Win with Wood

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: schools, specialist, Division of Forestry, agents, Robinson Station

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-H youth

Project or Activity: Southeast Kentucky Forestry Field Day

Content or Curriculum: UK Pubs

Inputs: schools, agents, community partners, Soil Conservation, specialist

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: 4-H youth

Project or Activity: Natural resource and Environmental Science Academy

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs

Inputs: schools, agents, specialist, community partners

Date: 2017-2020


Audience: Youth and general public

Program: Kentucky Reptiles

Content/Curriculum: UK publications, Kentucky Fish & Wildlife publications

Inputs: Agents, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife

Date: 2017-2020







Success Stories

Bell County Farm Field Day

Author: Stacy White

Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture

~~The Bell County Agriculture Council’s annual Farm Field Day was held on September 1, 2017. The ANR Agent coordinated the field day and facilitated programs throughout the day. Educational programs presented during the day by various volunteers from the community covered farm machinery safety, chainsaw safety, rabies surveillance, feral hog management, UK physics zoo, and forage testing. Activities just for fun included pig chasing contests, pony rides, train rides, and a petting zoo. Coo

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Rabies Alert

Author: Stacy White

Major Program: Wildlife Habitat and Damage Management Education

~~According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the CDC each year occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes”.  For several years the USDA has maintained an Oral Rabies Vaccination (ORV) barrier along the Appalachian Mountains to prevent the westward movement of a raccoon strain of rabies which

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Kentucky Master Logger WebTV- Live Program Provides Training Closer to Home

Author: Stacy White

Major Program: Logging Training and Professional Education

On February 6th, 2018 UK Forestry Extensionbroadcast a live Logger Web TV Program to 25 counties strategically distributedaround the state, from the Webcast studio in the Forestry Extension Office.Assistance from the county agents and supporting staff was critical to thesuccess of this program. Counties opened their offices up, assisted withregistration, answering and conveying questions, and much more. By hosting thisLogger TV program from our webcast studio in the format that we did, we wereab

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