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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) | 0 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.1) | 140 |
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: Jeremy Williams
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
The maple syrup industry has a long history in Kentucky but recent success with buying local and eating healthy has brought about a resurgence in maple syrup. Within the last eight years, the Harlan County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent has worked with neighboring counties to host local and regional educational events. The events include Backyard Maple Syrup program, Kentucky Maple Syrup School, regional maple syrup field days, and Kentucky Maple Day. These events have
