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KENTUCKY TREES #1: We all live in the forest By Billy Joe Fudge Yes, as strange as it may seem, we all live in the forest. Whether we live in the shade of the trees or in the middle of a grain farm, we still live in the forest. Every forest has openings whether created by nature or by man. Some of these openings are large and some are small. No matter the size of the opening it will always be a part of a forest system. We as a people probably know more about Sherwood Forest than we know about the forest in which we live. Yes, we breathe the air and use the water our forests and trees make more palatable for us with never a thought about it. Yes, we use some of the thousands of products our forests and trees provide for us with never a thought about it. Yes, we enjoy the scenery, cool in the shade, and warm by the fires our forests and trees provide for us with never a thought about it. Yes, we hunt, fish, and recreate in our forest home with never a thought about it. Yes, we must become more knowledgeable about our forest home and consider the ramifications of our actions as individuals and as a people. TREEIFFIC INFORMATION State tree of Kentucky The Kentucky Coffee Tree is no longer our state tree. It was dethroned by the Kentucky Legislature in 1998. Dethroned but not beheaded, for it continues to be our Kentucky Heritage Tree. The Legislature placed the Yellow Poplar back on the State Tree Throne from which it was forced to step down in 1978. The Coffee Tree was coronated by default because of its distinction of being the only tree to have Kentucky as part of its name. This coronation was precipitated by the late and great columnist, Joe Creason.The 1998 action in this legislative saga was spurred on by traditionalists who thought that the states most prolific and probably most versatile forest tree should wear the State Tree Crown. Your neighbor in the forest, Billy Joe Fudge This story was posted on 2008-03-05 03:23:22
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