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| 1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1122.1) | 100 |
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) |
| 1122.2) | 0 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.11) | 10 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.12) | 0 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
| 1122.13) | 0 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
Author: Jeremy Williams
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
There are approximately 59 million maple trees within Kentucky’s extremely dense forest. The availability of these trees are beginning to show signs of a new enterprise across the state to help drive economic growth for farmers, foresters and landowners. Maple syrup production has a long history, but in 2016, the Harlan and Letcher County Agriculture and Natural Resources agents worked with maple syrup producers to develop a Kentucky Maple Syrup School. The following year, tha
Author: Jeremy Williams
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Kentucky’s timber industry depends on Certified Master Loggers to keep the timber economy strong. Kentucky Master Logger certification allows the loggers to work with landowners and saw mills to get the product to market. Due to the pandemic, that demand has been higher than usual. Without the certification, those loggers can’t perform their jobs and meet the objectives of the industry. The Master Logger must receive six hours of continuing education credits,
