Extension
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| 1002 - Water and Soil Quality and Conservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1002.19) | 5 |
Number of landowners who adopted changes to improve the water quality of forested streams |
| 1002.18) | 5 |
Number of people who adjusted rate, timing, placement and/or sources to increase nutrient use efficiency |
| 1002.15) | 5 |
Number of producers who developed or implemented nutrient management plan |
| 1002.13) | 20 |
Number of producers who developed or updated an Ag Water Quality Plan |
| 1002.12) | 20 |
Number of people who planted native plants in buffer zones |
| 1002.1) | 50 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of backyard streams, watersheds, stream ecology and best practices to improving water quality |
| 1002.2) | 50 |
Number of people who increased knowledge of water quality in urban areas |
| 1002.5) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase soil organic matter |
| 1002.6) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to improve soil structure for water infiltration and retention. |
| 1002.8) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving water quality |
| 1002.7) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to increase ground cover for soil protection. |
| 1002.4) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for soil /water conservation |
| 1002.11) | 20 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices to protect stream banks, stream buffer zones, water quality protection, and/or manure management |
| 1002.3) | 50 |
Number of people who implemented one or more best practices for improving soil quality /soil health |
Author: Reed Graham
Major Program: Water and Soil Quality and Conservation
For the past 23 years the Breathitt County Natural Resources Committee and Extension Office have partnered for an annual canoe trip down the north fork of the KY river. It's approximately a 10 mile trip from Douthitt Park to the Martha Layne Collins Bridge and there is a lot to see along the way. After the July 2022 flooding things were different along the way, and ANR agent Reed Graham along with Extension Water Quality Specialist Amanda Gumbert scheduled the trip to talk about those change
