Kentucky Forest Sector Economic Contribution Report 2021 - 2022
Kentucky Forest Sector Economic Contribution Report 2021 - 2022
Authors*:
Jeff Stringer(1), Billy Thomas(2), Bobby Ammerman(3), Chad Niman(4), Bobby Thapa(5), and Thomas Ochuodho(6)(1)Department Chair and Extension Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations; (2)Extension Associate for Family Forest Education; (3)Extension Associate for Secondary Forest Industry; (4)Primary Forest Products Specialist, University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; (5)Master Student, University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; (6)Assistant Professor of Forest Economics and Policy, University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources respectively.
Acknowledgments:
The authors thank Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) personnel, particularly Stephen Rogers, for providing necessary and invaluable information to this report; Chris Oswalt with USDA Forest Service’s FIA unit in Knoxville; Beth Williams, KDF Coordinator and, Michael Ammerman, Assistant Program Director of the Kentucky Master Logger Program; and members of the Kentucky Forest Industries Association. Special thanks go to Reneé Williams and Briana Fortunato with the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Extension for publication graphics and layout.
Kentucky Forest Sector Economic Contribution Report
