Kentucky Forest Action Plan

​​The 2020 Kentucky Forest Action Plan document identifies key forest-related issues and priorities to support development of a long-term resource strategy specific to Kentucky's forest needs.

A link to each of the different sections of the Kentucky Forest Action Plan document can be found below.

Identifies landscape areas where national, regional and state resource issues and priorities converge. It incorporates the best data available, stakeholder input and other state plans and reports. The assessment is a valuable document for communicating forest-related issues, threats and opportunities in Kentucky.  Top five issues derived from public comments:

Identifies the most important regions for particular forest issues and the strategies that address these and focuses implementation efforts towards areas where the need is the greatest. 

Includes long-term strategies to address threats to forest resources in Kentucky. It contains the prioritized strategies and action steps that the Division of Forestry, partners, land managers and conservationists can implement to maintain or improve the biological diversity in Kentucky’s forests.

Forest Stewardship Maps.pdf​

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A review of issues from the 2000 Statewide Assessment was conducted to determine if the forest issues that are most relevant to Kentucky citizens were still relevant. Through internal and external review and comments, the top five issues identified by participants continue to be:

Other issues of importance included:

All the issues identified were incorporated into the Kentucky Forest Action Plan document. 
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