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| 1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1122.1) | 14 |
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) | 14 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.11) | 4 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.12) | 4 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
| 1122.13) | 4 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
Author: Shane Bogle
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Forest Management is an important topic for Caldwell County landowners. Woodlands are used for timber, wildlife and recreation county wide. 21% of Caldwell County is made up of woodlands. Extension in Caldwell County has offered many forestry programs over the years. From ice storm recovery to woodland owner’s short course, forestry related programing makes up almost 20% of service-related calls in Caldwell County. In years that formal forestry related educational m
