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Kentucky's Forests

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For as long as people have lived in Kentucky, forests have shaped their lives.  Forests were, and are, home to wild game, a provider of various foods and medicines, and their timber provided materials for building homes and furniture. There were 25 million acres of forestland in Kentucky when those of European descent started spilling through the Cumberland Gap and drifting down the Ohio River.  

In 1912, the Kentucky Legislature formed the Kentucky Division of Forestry. The initial emphasis for the division was to reduce the severity of wildfires in the state. Now the division's expanded mission is to protect and enhance the forest resources of the commonwealth through a public informed of the environmental and economic importance of these resources.

Today, Kentucky has 11.9 million acres of forestland, of which 87 percent is privately owned.

The division offers many programs and services to private landowners. Visit the Programs Web page for more details.


 
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Kentucky's Growing Gold
Kentucky's Growing Gold offers a listing of timber marked by the division for private woodland owners. 
2004 Kentucky Forest Inventory Report

The 2004 Kentucky Forest Inventory Report is now available.  This publication is the official report of the data from the fifth survey of Kentucky's forest resources, which was completed in 2004.  The report includes data on the extent, condition and classification of forest land in Kentucky. 
DNR Division of Forestry
627 Comanche Trail
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-4496
Fax: 502-564-6553
E-mail: Diana.Olszowy@ky.gov
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