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Building Your Tree Team

4-H Forestry. Building Your Tree Team. Kentucky’s Forests: Benefits of Trees. What Trees Do For You…. Trees Clean the Water. Trees Provide Habitat. Trees Clean the Air. Trees Give Us A Place to Enjoy and Things We Need. Our Forest Land. 48% of Kentucky 33% of the United States

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Building Your Tree Team

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  1. 4-H Forestry Building Your Tree Team

  2. Kentucky’s Forests: Benefits of Trees What Trees Do For You… Trees Clean the Water Trees Provide Habitat Trees Clean the Air Trees Give Us A Place to Enjoy and Things We Need

  3. Our Forest Land • 48% of Kentucky • 33% of the United States • 33% of the world

  4. 12.4 million acres of forest land

  5. Kentucky has one of the most diverse forest ecosystems in the United States with over 120 different kinds of trees.

  6. Overall Contribution

  7. 4-H Forestry Field Days • Junior and Senior 4-H youth • 4 Field Days scheduled for 2018 • Carter Caves State Park – September 4th • Mammoth Cave National Park – September 11th • Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area – Sept. 10th • Pine Mountain State Park - TBA • Events • Compass and Pacing • Tree Identification • Tree Measurement • Cost per participant - $3.00 • http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/4h-forestry

  8. 4-H Senior Forestry Competition • Senior 4-H youth • Currently 1 State-wide Competition • Spring – April 23rd, 2018 • Bernheim State Forest and Arboretum • Events • Tree Identification • Tree Measurement • Topographic Maps • Forest Tree Disease Identification • Forest Insect Identification • Cost per participant - $3.00 • Winning Team – represents Kentucky at the National 4-H Forestry Invitational, Weston W.V. – July 29 – August 2nd, 2018 • http://4hforestryinvitational.org/

  9. 4-H Win With Wood • October 2nd, 2018 • Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability • All eastern Kentucky youth between the ages of 9 – 14 years (junior division) • All eastern Kentucky youth 15 - 18 years old (senior division).  • This annual competition incorporates both primary and secondary forest products events as well as forestry events. • Students are welcome to participate in as few or as many of the events as she/he desires. • Free • http://win-with-wood.ca.uky.edu/

  10. Kentucky Forest Leadership Program • June 3rd – 8th, 2018 • U.K. Leadership Center at Jabez • This weeklong experience concentrates on forest and natural resources management and related subjects. • Throughout the week, students will see for themselves a variety of different careers in related fields beyond forestry, including, entomology, soil science, wildlife habitat management and assessment as well as water quality.  • For high school students – Sophomore to Senior • https://kflp.ca.uky.edu/

  11. 4-H Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Academy • 3 year program – meets quarterly • Middle School – 6th – 8th grade • Designed to educate middle school youth about their natural environment through hands-on investigations of Kentucky’s water, forest and wildlife resources. • Scholars concentrate on a different core area each year (water, forestry, wildlife) and interact with experts in each of these disciplines.  • https://4-h.ca.uky.edu/NRESci

  12. 4-H In-Services • Fur, Feathers, Wings, and Water: 4-H Environmental Camp- $10 • March 27th, Lake Cumberland 4-H Camp • Name That Tree—Adopt a KY Tree and Other 4-H Forestry Projects - $10 • May 1st, Scott County CES Office • May 3rd, Muhlenberg CES Office • May 8th, RCARS

  13. Resources • 4-H Forestry UK - http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/4h-forestry • 4-H Forestry Invitational – Training Materials http://4hforestryinvitational.org/ • Identifying Kentucky’s Tree Webinar http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/previous_webinars • Tree Finder Manual - https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Finder-Manual-Identification-Eastern/dp/0912550015 • Forestry Suppliers – Tools and Equipment - http://www.forestry-suppliers.com

  14. Contact Laurie Thomas, Extension Forester Laurie.Thomas@uky.edu 859-257-2703

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