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| 1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1122.13) | 10 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
| 1122.12) | 1 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
| 1122.11) | 3 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.1) | 408 |
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) | 1 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
Author: Jeremy Williams
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
The East Kentucky Veterans Park and Trail was created to honor local veterans as well as provide a safe walking area for citizens to improve their health. The veterans committee, along with Tri-Cities Heritage Development reached out to the Harlan County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent to provide information to identify tree species along the trail. The ANR agent worked with the group and the University of Kentucky’s Department of Forestry and Wood Utilization Center to
Author: Jeremy Williams
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Agriculture and Natural Resources Agents in Harlan and Letcher Counties, have worked with specialists with the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Kentucky Maple Syrup Association to provide research based information to producers across the Commonwealth. In 2021, the group provided both virtual and in-person programs. The two-part virtual program centered on basics of maple syrup production and an advanced option to boost production. An
