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| 1122 - Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1122.1) | 1183 |
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) | 519 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more forest health, management and/or utilization practices |
| 1122.11) | 27 |
Number of businesses impacted by forest health, management and utilizations programs (note: Master Loggers typically represent a small business) |
| 1122.12) | 98000 |
Number of dollars saved/earned by implementing forest health, management and utilization practices |
| 1122.13) | 1800 |
Number of acres owned or managed by forest health, management and utilization program participants |
Author: Shad Baker
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Kentucky has a large and increasing number of maple trees in our woodlands. These trees have been viewed by the industry as "less than" because their timber value is lower than that of hardwood oaks. But is timber the whole story? Most economic experts will tell you that communities and landowners should work with what they have rather than attempting to obtain what they do not have. Non-timber forest products should not be ignored.In order to promote awareness of the potential value o
