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| 1122 - Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education | |||
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| 1122.1) | 90000 |
Dollars saved/earned on private forests as a result of Extension programming |
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| 1122.1) | 4700 |
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| 1122.1) | 0 |
Dollars saved/earned on public forests as a result of Extension programming |
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| 1122.1) | 6 |
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| 1122.1) | 28 |
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| 1122.1) | 15 |
Number of public forests that were positively impacted/practices implemented |
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| 1122.1) | 8500 |
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| 1122.1) | 28 |
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Author: Shad Baker
Major Program: Forestry and Natural Resource Professional Education
Eastern Kentucky has long been a reservoir of natural resources. And while the focus for the last century has been on coal, oil and natural gas extraction, the future may depend more heavily on the region's renewable resources. The area is lush and heavily forested and with this comes opportunities for locals to focus on proper management of timber and non-timber forest products. The Letcher County Extension Service has worked in tandem with the University of Kentucky Forestry Department in
