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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) | 44 |
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: David Hull
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
The number of small (10 to 20 acres) farms in Gallatin County has been increasing over the past several years. Many of these new landowners have approached the Gallatin County Extension Service with questions pertaining to possible income sources that could be derived from their small properties. As a result of these enquiries, the Extension Service hosted the first ever maple syrup workshops in Gallatin County.The Gallatin County Extension Service, in conjunction with Hartig Park and Wildlife R
