September 2024

Late Summer Edition

KDF Tree Seedling Sales

Kentucky Division of Forestry tree seedling sales begin on September 1, with delivery season taking place January-April of 2025. All orders are online. More information will be found here:

State Nurseries and Tree Seedlings - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

Kentucky Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day

Walt Rybka Tree Farm

Morehead, KY (Rowan County)

September 26 | 1:00 - 6:00 pm (ET)

Sponsored by: Kentucky Tree Farm Committee, UK Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Kentucky Division of Forestry, Rowan County Cooperative Extension Office, Kentucky Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee, Kentucky Forest Industries Association, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

Register by September 20! To register call Rowan County Extension Office at 606-784-5457

KWOA congratulations member and former director, Walt Rybka, on attaining this honor. Walt has a wonderful operation and offers sensible hands-on perspectives on management practices. This event will fill up fast - so register now!

• August 30: Kentucky Wild and Scenic Film Festival

• September 1: Tree Seedling Sales begin

• September 5: USDA Free Webinar on Depreciation & Ag Taxes

• September 10: Pollinator Habitat Establishment Field Day

• September 13-14: Appalachian Land Owners Workshop

• September 20-22: Practical Farm Woodland Management and see the full fall schedule at The Berry Center Farm & Forest Institute

• September 20: Call Rowan Co Extension at 606-784-5457 to register for Kentucky Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day -see above and on our website here

• September 22: Foraging Kentucky Tree Crops - with George Barnett in Louisville

• September 26: Kentucky Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day (see above to register)

- Ongoing -

• "From the Woods Today": Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. See below* or at www.fromthewoodstoday.com

• Yale Forest Forum Fall Speaker Series - Begins August 29 & runs every Thursday at 12 pm ET.

• Soil and Water Extension website: https://soilandwater.ca.uky.edu/ (full of resources, including videos with KWOA members)

• KFB offers Kentucky Farm Life podcasts; subscribe for free here.

• Soil and Water Conservation Society is recruiting early career professionals for its Emerging Leaders Program (https://www.swcs.org/get-involved/emerging-leaders-program). It is an immersive, interdisciplinary leadership experience designed to nurture the next generation of conservation leaders, and it is offered at no cost. Applications for 2025 Calss are now closed.

• virtual meet-up series for row crop and livestock farmers who are currently using or thinking about using conservation practices as part of their operations. Register at https://goodideafarm.org/shop-talks/. This is a multi-state collaboration that includes KY. The next session will be Winter 2025 but check out the site to see how it works.

• Your Local USDA Service Center FSA office is accepting applications for the Continuous CRP signup and for owners already in the CRP there is the Forest Management Incentive(FMI), which can help participants with forest management practices, such as brush management and prescribed burning. 

Need Help in the Woods?

• Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) Vendors List: HERE and https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Forestry/Documents/Statewide%20Vendor%20List%202-8-17.pdf

• Kentucky Association of Consulting Foresters lists at https://kacf.org/find-a-forester/

• Check out the ​Quick Reference Links on our KWOA home page at kwoa.net 

• Ask at your local NRCS & FSA offices.

Planning a Harvest?

A Kentucky Master Logger must be on-site and in charge of every commercial logging operation (excluding horse loggers). Kentucky's best management practices must be used in every commercial logging operation (including horse loggers). Best to Check Out These Resources:

• Kentucky Master Logger Program: masterlogger.ca.uky.edu
• Kentucky Division of Forestry: forestry.ky.gov
• Bad Actor Information & List: masterlogger.ca.uky.edu/bad-actor-information
• Kentucky Association of Consulting Foresters: kacf.org/find-a-forester/

Just so you know... 

• If you haven't already joined the KWOA network, click here to join.
• KWOA members receive a 10% discount at Forestry Suppliers. Get the code when you join!
• You can share our news! See the links at the bottom of this message.
• You can always contact us; send a message to info@kwoa.net with questions, suggestions, news, or to volunteer.

Growing Forests for Our Future! KWOA volunteers work year-round providing opportunities that benefit Kentucky's woodland owners and contribute to sustainable forestry.