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Why Should Extension Walk the Land?

Why Should Extension Walk the Land?. Methamphetamine waste is highly toxic and detrimental to community health. It is vital everyone work together to protect Kentucky land. Healthy food supplies depend on healthy farm land. Knowledge equals safety.

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Why Should Extension Walk the Land?

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  1. Why Should Extension Walk the Land? • Methamphetamine waste is highly toxic and detrimental to community health. • It is vital everyone work together to protect Kentucky land. • Healthy food supplies depend on healthy farm land. • Knowledge equals safety. • Extension audiences are in need of this information.

  2. Goals of Walk Your Land • To respond to East and West Kentucky Regional Extension #1 issue in need of a quick response. • To educate farmers and landowners who are likely to become meth-crime victims. • To provide easy-to-use materials for meth-waste identification. • To protect land from methamphetamine-related contamination.

  3. Safety and Prevention Points: • Activity often happens at night. • Some cooks will offer cash to encourage landowners to ignore this activity. • Landowners may be absent. • Landowners may not recognize signs of illegal activity.

  4. Environmental Responsibility Points: • Burying waste increases risk of respiratory damage, burns or death from gasses or explosion. • Burying waste contaminates land. • Dumping waste in sinkholes contaminates the water table. • Food supply and viability of land may be compromised.

  5. To Protect Your Land: • Do not accept cash for use of property. • Do not sell anhydrous ammonia. • Do not bury, move, or examine any trash found on property. • Do not confront anyone involved in this activity. • Do not ignore suspicious activity. • Do not try to figure out who did it. • DOuse anonymous reporting systems within your community.

  6. Expert Knowledge NOT Required to Protect Land • Minimal methamphetamine safety information can protect person and property. • Ultimate goal is safety of land and person, not law enforcement. • Walk Your Land provides person and community with information to help achieve this goal. • Leave the dangerous part to those specially trained and meth-certified for cleanup.

  7. Program Ideas for Walk Your Land • Organize “walks” during annual cleanup events on state parks and local campgrounds. • Organize walking clubs as part of other physical activity programming. • Partner with local environmental groups. • Use the WYL guide to educate public groups known to organize hikes or camps. • Organize trail riding events on horseback or with bikes. • Encourage use of photo guide to protect community members during hunting season or while working on land. • Educate people about the benefits of walking the land. • People who walk their land are less likely to be the victims of unauthorized use of land. • Encourage community members to organize community walks for safety.

  8. Walk the Land The development of the HEEL program was made possible by Senator Mitch McConnell with funds earmarked for the University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Lexington, KY and budgeted through the CSREES/USDA Federal Administration.

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