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| 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) | 0 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.2) | 2 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.1) | 25 |
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) |
Author: Rebecca Konopka
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Grayson is known as “the heart of the parks” because of its proximity to three local state parks. A local leader heard about other counties offering hiking clubs while attending the Kentucky Volunteer Forum several years ago. After she approached the ANR Agent in 2020 about starting a hiking program in Carter County, the Hike & Learn series was created. Due to the pandemic, programming did not start until 2021. The ANR & 4-H Agents worked to
Author: Rebecca Konopka
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
According to the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet, Kentucky is second in the United States for the most diverse hardwood species mix. Forty-eight percent or 12.4 million acres of Kentucky is forestland and eighty-eight percent of Kentucky's forestland is owned by private landowners. The 2017 Census of Agriculture shows that 38% of the farmland in Carter County is woodlands. Grayson is also known as the “heart of the parks” because of its close proximit
