Lyon County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
| 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) | 2 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.2) | 5 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 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) |
Success Stories
Protecting our Natural Resources Education
Author: Susan Fox
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Extension can assist with teaching people about our natural resources, the stresses that are impacting them including climate change and the many ways that mankind is impacting the planet. There have been large decreases in bird, animal and plant populations in the recent decades. The EF4 tornado that passed through Lyon County was perhaps a result of the increase in extreme weather as a result of climate change. Educating people on how our natural resources and the impact we are having on them
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