Grant County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
| 1126 - Woodland Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1126.1) | 27 |
Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs |
| 1126.2) | 540 |
Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees |
| 1126.3) | 27 |
Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland |
| 1126.4) | 27 |
Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland |
| 1126.5) | 27 |
Number of individuals that planned or implemented one or more woodland management practices |
| 1126.6) | 27 |
Number of individuals with a management plan and those that plan to get one |
| 1126.7) | 11 |
Number of individuals that planned or worked with a natural resource professional |
| 1126.8) | 27 |
Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices |
Success Stories
Finding the forest among the trees
Author: Chris Ammerman
Major Program: Woodland Education
Grant County has nearly 100,000 privately owned forested acres, representing 59.6% of the total number of acres in the county. Understanding the importance of educating landowners to best utilize and enjoy these potentially valuable assets. In recent years repeated inquiries about management of forested areas and developing woodland coupled with the presence of Master Loggers in the county, Grant County participated in the Fall Forestry Webinar Series in November and December 2017.The 2017
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