Letcher County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





1126 - Woodland Education
1126.1) 1602

Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs

1126.2) 8850

Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees

1126.3) 81

Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland

1126.4) 164

Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland

1126.5) 465

Number of individuals that planned or implemented one or more woodland management practices

1126.6) 18

Number of individuals with a management plan and those that plan to get one

1126.7) 110

Number of individuals that planned or worked with a natural resource professional

1126.8) 60

Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices



Success Stories

Maple Syrup Producers Make Long-Term Investments

Author: Shad Baker

Major Program: Woodland Education

The Maple Syrup Industry continues to grow in the Commonwealth, with several Kentucky producers taking a serious look at what it offers to their farm income and off-season cash-flow. Like most agricultural enterprises, critical investments pay dividends down the road. To that end, two producers who have been on the forefront of the industry and have benefitted from Extension maple programming in Letcher County, have opted to increase the efficiency of their operations by utilizing Reverse Osmosi

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