Elliott County CES

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Natural Resources

MAP:

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Agents Involved:

Jacob Ison and Morgan Murphy

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Wildlife Habitat and Damage Management Education

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Water and Soil Quality and Conservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Agriculture

Situation:

48% of the land in Kentucky is classified as forestland, which is an astonishing 12.4 Million acres of forest! 

88% of that beautiful, forest land is privately own and privately managed. 

With these staggering statistics comes a responsibility to educate farmers and land owners in order to ensure best management practices,  top timber prices for land owners and bring conservation awareness to the citizens of eastern KY. 

Long-Term Outcomes:

Conserve Kentucky water ways and Hardwood forests

Protect Natural ecosystem and wildlife 

Preventing erosion and protecting watersheds in order to ensure clean water to utilize for livestock and human consumption

Intermediate Outcomes:

Farmers and Forest owners will become educated on proper Forest Management techniques to prevent erosion 

Farmers and Forest land owners will learn tree identification and the value trees in their forest

Farmers and forest land owners who want to manage their timber will have the information and understanding to manage their timber and get competitive prices for that  timber.

Initial Outcomes:

Educate Farmers and Landowners how to properly manage their forest land and the importance of hardwood forest, and watershed conservation. 

Begin Best Management Practices on Private forest lands to help ensure a health forest system. 

Educate farmers and landowners of what type of forest land they have and get a forest stewardship plan start on their forest land 

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Audience: Loggers, Farmers and land owners who want to learn proper forest management  

Project or Activity: Master Loggers Program 

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Date: Nov. 14-16, 2025

Audience: Loggers, Farmers and land owners who want to learn proper forest management  

Project or Activity: Master Loggers Program Web TV

Content or Curriculum: Zoom lecture and discussion

Inputs: KY division of Forestry , UK Department of Forestry 

Date: Spring, 2025

Audience: 4-H Youth ages 9-18

Project or Activity: 4-H Conservation Club

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Stream Team, 4-H Forestry lessons 

Inputs: 4-H and Ag Agent, UK Specialists 

Date: 2nd Monday of each month at 4pm 

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