Elliott 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) | 3 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.2) | 1 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.1) | 8 |
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
American Chestnut trees
Author: Jacob Ison
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Dr. Lynn Skaggs DVM of Winchester, Ky contacted me to inform me he had found and purchased 31 Dunstan American Chestnut Trees. He asked if the extension office could assist with planting them and we accepted the task. In early November 2022 we picked up a few FFA/4-H kids that were interested in Natural Resources and sat out to plant the trees. While planting the trees the youth got a lesson on the history of the American Chestnut and how the American Chestnut Tree was once a very valuable
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