Lewis County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
1122.13) 0

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

1122.12) 0

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

1122.11) 35

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

1122.1) 35

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)  

1122.2) 0

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



Success Stories

Master Logger WebTV Program

Author: Philip Konopka

Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization

The 2021 Kentucky Master Logger WebTV Program was hosted in 30 Kentucky County Extension Offices to reduce drive time and travel for the logging workforce by providing relevant and timely information delivered close to home. All of the content was delivered live from the UK Forestry and Natural Resources Departments Webinar Studio on campus and streamed to the participating county offices, including Lewis County.   Of the 376 Master Loggers dispersed throughout the participating county offi

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