Metcalfe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
| 1126 - Woodland Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1126.1) | 35 |
Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs |
| 1126.2) | 1800 |
Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees |
| 1126.3) | 35 |
Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland |
| 1126.4) | 35 |
Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland |
| 1126.5) | 0 |
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) | 35 |
Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices |
Success Stories
Tree Farmer Field Day
Author: Gary Bell
Major Program: Woodland Education
According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Metcalfe County is the home to 138,477 acres of farmland. Of this land, 26% is woodland, totaling just over 36,000 acres. Metcalfe and surrounding counties provide a significant amount of hardwood to the lumber industry and keeping our forests productive is important for the future. Timber stand improvement can be successfully achieved by implementing management practices and utilizing available resources. Over the past several years Bill
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