Research Impacts
McIntire-Stennis, a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administered program, provides capacity funding supporting research and graduate student development in our Department. These projects have resulted in significant solutions addressing forest, water, and wildlife issues important to Kentucky and the region, resulting in significant environmental and economic contributions.
McIntire-Stennis Project Report
A summary of research productivity and impacts of active McIntire-Stennis projects
View PDF125 million
Trees planted
using improved practices to reforest surface mines and abandoned agriculture lands
251,200 acres
Privately owned forest land
in Kentucky annually improved or positively impacted
3,319
Streams afforded protection
annually through the use of scientifically developed timber harvesting best management practices
13 million
Acres of public land
in 8 states including Kentucky using research-based management
$5.3 billion
Annual economic contributions
positively impacted by research used by forest industry and in wildlife management
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Research Topics
Areas of emphasis include silviculture and forest management; wildlife ecology and conservation biology; forest health and ecological restoration; landscape and spatial ecology; natural resource policy and economics; urban ecology; and forest hydrology and watershed management.
See topicsResearch Faculty
Our faculty work with the extension, research, and teaching to develop solutions for the critical issues facing our woodlands today and in the future.
See facultyResearch Facilities
View information about on-campus and off-campus research facilities such as our Wood Utilization Center and our 14,800 acre research forest, Robinson Forest.
See facilitiesForestry and Natural Resources Department
forestry.department@uky.edu
(859) 257-7596
Forestry and Natural Resources Extension
forestry.extension@uky.edu
(859) 257-7597
