1126 - Woodland Education | ||
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1126.1) | 49 |
Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs |
1126.2) | 1879 |
Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees |
1126.3) | 49 |
Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland |
1126.4) | 49 |
Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland |
1126.5) | 17 |
Number of individuals that planned or implemented one or more woodland management practices |
1126.6) | 17 |
Number of individuals with a management plan and those that plan to get one |
1126.7) | 17 |
Number of individuals that planned or worked with a natural resource professional |
1126.8) | 12 |
Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices |
Author: Andrea Stith
Major Program: Woodland Education
Barren County is home to 61,517 acres of forest land of which 82% is privately owned. The Barren County Extension Service worked with the University of Kentucky to provide a five part “Woodlands Webinar Series: A Primer for Beginners.” The 2019 series targeted Kentucky’s private woodland owners and was designed to assist private woodland owners in the management of their woodlands as well as those with an interest in forests and wildlife. It was a partnership of UK Forest