Bullitt County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
1122.13) 213

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) 0

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

1122.2) 6

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

1122.1) 31

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

Backyard Maple Tapping Provides Farm Diversification Opportunities

Author: Nathan Rider

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

Backyard Maple Tapping Provides Farm Diversification Opportunities

Bullitt County is 30% covered by natural forest--252Mha in total. In fact, from 2000 to 2020, Bullitt County experienced a net increase of 0.64% in tree cover.[1] Needless to say, most Bullitt County residents and landowners have access to trees. While some may only have one tree in their front yard, many landowners maintain at least a part of their properties in natural forest or partial tree cover.As residents of Bullitt County and surrounding counties seek options for farm diversification, in

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