Harlan County Farm Bureau won the Kentucky Farm Bureau 2022 County Activities of Excellence CAE Award for their Forestry Days Field Trip initiative.  At the KFB Annual Meeting in Louisville, they set up a booth displaying the education focused event.  Harlan County Farm Bureau Forestry Days Field Trip was held at Pine Mountain Settlement School on May 4,5,9,10, 2022. Harlan County Farm Bureau Board Members, Pine Mountain Settlement School Outdoor Education Staff and Kentucky Division of Forestry staff educated 350 Harlan County students about Forest Management.

President Don Miniard said, “Harlan County is 94% Forest. With timber being one of our largest industries in Harlan County, we feel that we need to educate our students about our woodlands. Forestry education is money well spent.” Students learned about Forest management, wildfires, forest ecology, tree identification, forest and stream relationships, and how early settlers used timber to build log cabins. They learned that our forests provide clean air, filter water and provide a great environment for wildlife. The students learned a lot and enjoyed the outdoor field trip at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Harlan County Farm Bureau organized and sponsored the event.