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| 1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1122.13) | 863 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
| 1122.12) | 275000 |
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) |
| 1122.2) | 12 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.1) | 444473 |
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: Shad Baker
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
The Kentucky Maple Day was launched by the UK Cooperative Extension Service (primarily through the efforts of the Letcher and Harlan Co. ANR Agents), UK Department of Forestry and private producers in 2020. The purpose was to raise public awareness for the budding industry and to help market a local woodland and agricultural commodity. Producers offered tours, exhibits and sells of syrup, cotton candy, pancakes, candy and maple baked goods. UK provided marketing, coordination, and collected data
