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Lyon County CES

Title:
Forestry Management and Enterprises
MAP:
Forested Systems
Agents Involved:
Susan Fox
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Forestry Industry Education
Situation:

Sound forest management is important to the environment, wildlife management, and can provide a periodic source of income. There are associated crop production possibilities. Hunting is a very important and popular part of rural area culture.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Sustained healthy forests for recreation and income sources for landowners.

Improved and increased summertime bat habitat.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Implemented forestry practices, wildlife food plots. Practices implemented to manage disease and insect pest, noxious weeds, etc.


Initial Outcomes:

Improved knowledge of forestry management principles, forest and wildlife biology and potential profitability. Improved safety and knowledge of required timber management for loggers. Understanding and management of disease, invasive weeds, and income pests .

Increased knowledge about wildlife needs, disease issues, ecosystems.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Written evaluation, planned changes.

Indicator: Participant responses

Method: Survey

Timeline: Summer 2019


Intermediate Outcome: Bat houses built and installed.

Indicator: Follow up with participants at programs

Method: Survey, discussions, site visits

Timeline: Fall 2020



Learning Opportunities:


Audience: Landowners

Project or Activity: Forest Health Workshop

Content or Curriculum: Emerald Ash Borer, Tree ID, Native Plants, Food Plots, Bat houses.

Inputs: UK materials, local experts

Date: Summer 2019



Success Stories

Multi-State Forestry Webinars

Author: Susan Fox

Major Program: Woodland Education

Lyon County is 48% forested (86,632 acres) with 41% of the acres privately owned. There are an estimated 44 million trees of greater than 1 inch diameter trunk. There is approximately 4,791 board feet of timber per forested acre representing a total of 415 million board feet of timber.From a timber value perspective, higher-quality timber demands higher prices; unfortunately, most of the timber in Kentucky is concentrated in lower grades. The distribution of the net volume of sawtimber trees by

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