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149.336 Information and education program.

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Page 1 of 1 149.336 Information and education program. (1) There is established within the division an information and education program for the following purposes: <br>(a) To develop public awareness of the importance of the forests of Kentucky; <br>(b) To promote forest stewardship and sound forest utilization practices of private woodland owners and the forest industry; and (c) To coordinate with other agencies and organizations to assure effective, long-term forest conservation programs. (2) The division shall implement an educational program that emphasizes sustainable forests and the full range of economic, ecological, and social opportunities provided <br>by privately owned forests by: <br>(a) Sponsoring field days that enable individual woodland owners to recognize and resolve problems that they encounter in dealing with their woodland <br>resources; (b) Developing demonstration programs involving forests and management of forest ecosystems including urban forests; (c) Developing and implementing programs that give special attention to educational needs of small, private, nonindustrial forest landowners; and (d) Supporting the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in promoting and conducting technology transfer education programs specifically for woodland <br>owners. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 555, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998.