Forestry sector - $9.1 billion in direct economic contribution.

Forestry sector - $9.1 billion in direct economic contribution

Kentucky plays a pivotal role in providing forest products to the U.S. and beyond; the forestry sector is a major economic force in the commonwealth...Read more.

Twelve million acres, 47 percent of Kentucky’s 25,425,904 acres, are covered in forest.

Forest cover in Kentucky

Twelve million acres, 47 percent of Kentucky’s 25,425,904 acres, are covered in forest...Read more.

The State Tree of Kentucky - Liriodendron tulipifera

The State Tree of Kentucky - Liriodendron tulipifera

Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is common throughout the United States east of the Mississippi River...Read more.