1126 - Woodland Education | ||
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1126.1) | 561 |
Number of individuals that attended woodland education programs |
1126.2) | 20524 |
Number of woodland acres owned by woodland education program attendees |
1126.3) | 154 |
Number of individuals that increased their understanding of the importance of healthy and productive woodland |
1126.4) | 134 |
Number of individuals indicating the woodland education program(s) helped them with their woodland |
1126.5) | 139 |
Number of individuals that planned or implemented one or more woodland management practices |
1126.6) | 17 |
Number of individuals with a management plan and those that plan to get one |
1126.7) | 101 |
Number of individuals that planned or worked with a natural resource professional |
1126.8) | 118 |
Number of individuals that planned or encouraged others to implement woodland management practices |
Author: Eric Baker
Major Program: Woodland Education
Estill County is located in the eastern knobs and eastern coalfield region of Kentucky with 116,480 acres of forest land. Timber is a very important part of our local economy. Woodland management and sustainable forest practices are very important to Estill County residents Jack, Teresa, and Caleb Stickney. Since 1987, the Stickney’s adopted a sustainable approach to managing their 100 acre woodland and take advantage of the many agriculture and conservation-based agencies and cost s