THANKFUL FOR FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS

CHAD F. NIMAN

FOREST PRODUCTS SPECIALIST

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES EXTENSION

MARTIN-GATTON COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT

THANKFUL FOR OUR FORESTS AND WOODLANDS

• CLEAN AIR
• CLEAN WATER
• STORM WATER UPTAKE AND GROUNDWATER INFILTRATION
• WILDLIFE HABITAT- EARLY SUCCESSIONAL TO MATURE WOODLAND
• WOOD AND PAPER PRODUCTS INCLUDING STRONG BUILDING MATERIALS THAT REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• CARBON STORAGE AND SEQUESTRATION
• NUTRIENT CYCLING
• RECREATION AND MULTI-USE OPPORTUNITIES

FOREST HEALTH AND SUCCESSION

• PROVIDING MARKETS�THAT ALLOW FOR IMPROVED FOREST HEALTH, THROUGH PLANNED DISTURBANCE AND FOREST SUCCESSION.
• UTILIZING MATURE TREES THAT ARE APPROACHING THE END OF THEIR LIFE, AND FACING DECOMPOSITION.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE RENEWABLE?

• RESOURCE IS NOT DEPLETED.
• NATURAL REGENERATION.
• FOR THIS TO HAPPEN REQUIRES GROWING SPACE NOT BEING DEVELOPED AND WOODS ARE PROTECTED FROM INVADING INSECTS, PLANTS AND DISEASE.

THANKFUL FOR CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR FORESTS AND THE INDUSTRIES THAT MAKE PRODUCTS FROM WOOD

• $13.5 BILLION ANNUALLY IN TOTAL ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION.
• 674 INDUSTRIES STATEWIDE LOCATED IN 114 COUNTIES.
• 2,272 KML’S

THANKFUL FOR THE PEOPLE�WORKING IN THE FOREST SECTOR AND INDUSTRY

• OVERALL 49,109 JOBS SUPPORTED BY THE FOREST SECTOR IN KENTUCKY.
• THIS INCLUDES FROM THE WOODS TO FINISHED PRODUCT AS WELL AS SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES.
• FORESTRYWORKS | CAREERS IN FORESTRY

THANKFUL FOR WOODLAND OWNERS AND FARMERS

• THANKFUL FOR WOODLAND OWNERS AND FARMERS THAT GROW AND MANAGE OUR WOODS.
• WORK WITH FORESTERS AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS

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REGIONAL ECONOMICS

• NEW MARKETS STIMULATE THE REGIONAL WOOD ECONOMY, CREATING MANY JOBS AND GENERATING INCOME FOR PRIVATE WOODLAND OWNERS AND FARMERS.
• ~ 430,000 PEOPLE OWN THE FORESTS OF KENTUCKY.

THANKFUL FOR LOGGERS

• THE IMPLEMENTERS OR PRACTITIONERS OF PLANNED FOREST DISTURBANCE AND EXTRACTION OF TREES.
• GOOD LOGGING CREATES EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT AND FORAGE FOR WILDLIFE, LIGHT AND SPACE FOR ADVANCED REGENERATION TO GROW, AND MATERIAL FOR WOOD PRODUCTS.

KENTUCKY FOREST CONSERVATION ACT

• KRS149.344 – Requires logging businesses to follow appropriate BMP’s for water protection and have a Master Logger on site while the job is active.

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• Private landowners must have an Ag Water Quality Plan for any property over 10 acres.

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• Private landowners are responsible for water quality violations occurring on their property.

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• https://forestry.ca.uky.edu/files/for_130_bmp_guide_small.pdf

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THANKFUL FOR FORESTERS

• THANKFUL FOR PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS THAT HELP LANDOWNERS PLAN AND MAKE IMPORTANT WOODLAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR LAND.
• WORK WITH LOGGERS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE HARVEST

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THANKFUL FOR FORESTRY EDUCATION�AND SCIENCE

• A BLENDING OF APPLIED KNOWLEDGE IN FORESTRY AS WELL AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY AND WOOD PRODUCT SCIENCE

THANKFUL FOR RANGERS AND WOODLAND FIREFIGHTERS

• THANKFUL FOR WILDLANDS FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE TRAINED IN PRESCRIBED AND WILDFIRE TECHNIQUES.
• PROTECT OUR WOODS AND PROPERTY.
• PRESCRIBED FIRE IS A USEFUL MANAGEMENT TOOL THAT CAN REDUCE FUELS AND RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE.
• KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY LEADS

WILDLAND FIRE EFFORTS IN KENTUCKY AND

RECRUITS SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED

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WOOD PRODUCTS�REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

• INNOVATIVE WOODEN COMPONENTS �CAN REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT �OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT…�
• WOOD IS STORED/SEQUESTERED CARBON.
• REDUCTION OF “URBAN HEAT SINK” EFFECT.
• LOWER CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE THAN NON-RENEWABLE PRODUCTS.
• WOOD IS A GOOD INSULATOR REDUCING HEATING/COOLING COSTS.
• NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND BEAUTY ARE A BONUS.

“BIOPHILIC PROPERTIES”

WOOD PRODUCTS FILL OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND OFFICES…�

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_(construction)#/media/File:Wood-framed_house.jpg

YELLOW-POPLAR CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER

• THE SMILE: ALISON BROOKS ARCHITECTS

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http://www.thetulipwoodsmile.info/

FOREST PRODUCTS REDUCE OUR DAILY IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT�PACKAGING AND PAPER PRODUCTS�

• ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU BUY COMES IN PACKAGING TO PROTECT THE GOODS FROM DAMAGE AND FOR SANITATION.
• SUSTAINABILITY LABELS HELP INFORM CONSUMERS OF THE CONTENTS OF PACKAGING.
• IN KY PAPER IS MADE FROM CHIPPING LOWGRADE TREES THROUGH FOREST MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS RESIDUES FROM LUMBER PRODUCTION.

WOOD PROVIDES A VARIETY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS�

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo

…RECREATION

• AN ABUNDANCE OF RECREATION: TO NAME JUST A FEW… SPORTS EQUIPMENT, HIKING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, CAMPFIRES, SUBSISTENCE HUNTING/GATHERING.

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https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Maple-Hardwood-Basketball-Courts-Indoor-Athletic_1638268984.html

https://sidelineswap.com/gear/baseball/bats/1276273-louisville-slugger-3-series-ash-genuine-3-wood-baseball-bat-new-31

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TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN

• RAILROAD CROSS-TIES, BRIDGE TIMBERS AND YARD TIMBERS.
• SEMI-TRAILERS FOR GOODS HAULING.
• PALLETS
• PERSONAL VEHICLES USED TO BE MADE WITH A LOT OF WOOD. “FLOOR BOARD”

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THANKFUL FOR FORESTS�AND FOREST PRODUCTS

Celebrate Forest Products and Forests Every Day!

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Chad Niman

Forest Products Specialist

University of Kentucky,

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

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