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| 1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1122.13) | 300 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
| 1122.12) | 15000 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
| 1122.11) | 8 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.1) | 65 |
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) | 12 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
Author: Charles May
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
The Perry County Extension Service teamed up with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Perry County Conservation District to offer a series of extensive workshops on Wildlife Habitat Improvement and Forest Management to improve wildlife populations on private land. This series was the first of its’ kind in Perry County. More than 60 people attended the workshops. Attendees gained knowledge on habitat improvement for various w
