1126 - Woodland Education | ||
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1126.1) | 74 |
Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs |
1126.2) | 0 |
Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees |
1126.3) | 74 |
Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland |
1126.4) | 25 |
Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland |
1126.5) | 25 |
Number of individuals that planned or implemented one or more woodland management practices |
1126.6) | 0 |
Number of individuals with a management plan and those that plan to get one |
1126.7) | 0 |
Number of individuals that planned or worked with a natural resource professional |
1126.8) | 0 |
Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices |
Author: Jeremy Williams
Major Program: Woodland Education
Harlan County and other eastern Kentucky counties have experienced devastating economic loss over the past decade. Residents are looking for new opportunities to use their resources (in this case, maple trees) and improve the economy for themselves and the region. The Agriculture and Natural Resource Agents in Harlan, Letcher, and Lawrence Counties in Kentucky and Wise County, VA have worked closely with the University of Kentucky Forestry Specialists to conduct demonstrations,