Author: Bobby Ammerman
Planning Unit: Forestry
Major Program: Forestry Industry Education
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
General maintenance and keeping directory updated. Was awarded a grant for nearly $25,000 from the Kentucky State Wide Energy Team for the purpose of updating the directory and surveying the industry to determine how much biomass is being generated by our secondary wood industry in the state and how the biomass/waste is being used/disposed.
To date update forms have been mailed to all secondary industries listed in the directory asking them to return the updated forms. We have also used the grant money to hire two forestry students for the spring semester and early summer to directly contact all of the industries that do not respond to the mailings. We are currently in the process of finalizing the report.
For the first time since starting the CFWC and the beginning of its activities, the Center has been ... Read More
General maintenance and keeping directory updated. Was awarded a grant for nearly $25,000 from the K... Read More
Dr. Richard Cristan with Scott Hankla on the Hankla property in Boyle County.Bush honeysuckle (green... Read More
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Once a year the Small Scale Logging Program showcases several pieces of small equipment options avai... Read More