Rick Bryan Jr., KML chainsaw instructor demonstrates open face directional felling to loggers at Corbin.
KML participants discuss stream crossing technologies at the KML demonstration site at Carter Caves.

Winter/Spring 2000 KML Programs

KML Registration Brochure and Form

Program participation is limited to 50 per class. Registration forms and a Master Logger brochure can be downloaded.

Forest Conservation Act

The Forest Conservation Act requires that a Kentucky Master Logger is on-site and in charge on all commercial logging operations. Click on the Forest Conservation Act for details.

  • Logger Hotline 1-800-859-6006
  • Voice and Fax 606-257-6230
  • Online kml@ca.uky.edu
  • Mailing Address: Kentucky Master Logger, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0073

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The Kentucky Forest Conservation Act signed by Governor Patton will go into effect July 15, 2000. The highlights include:

  • Kentucky Master Logger graduate on-site and in charge on every commercial logging operation (excluding horse loggers) starting on July 15, 2000. Past KML graduates will be "grandfathered" in. 
  • BMPs are mandated to be used on every commercial logging operation (including horse logging).
  • The Kentucky Division of Forestry will be the primary agency responsible for working with loggers to see that the act is enforced. 
  • To maintain your Kentucky Master Logger status you will need to complete 6 hours of continuing education courses every 3 years. The starting date for this is July 15, 2000. Anyone completing the KML course prior to July 15, 2000 will have until July 15, 2003 to obtain the 6 hours of continuing education.
  • WHAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE: the legal requirements do not pertain to individuals cutting their own timber on non-industrial land, timber harvesting jobs which are incidental to farming or surface mining, firewood cutting or christmas tree harvesting. Approximately 20 Kentucky Master Logger Training Programs will be run each year for the next 2 years. Stay tuned to this page to get more information on the location, availability, and registration for these programs.


    •  For further information on legal requirements for loggers go to the Forest Conservation Act section of Kentucky Division of Forestry's web page.
    COUNTY DATES LOCATION
    Barren Co. January 11, 18, 15 Glasgow/Eighty Eight - Bethel Church
    Pulaski Co. January 12, 19, 26 Somerset - Cooperative Extension Service Office
    Laurel Co. January 13, 20, 27 London-Days Inn (London exit 38)
    Carlisle Co. February 8, 15, 22 Bardwell- West Bardwell Hunt Club
    Crittenden Co. February 9, 16, 23 Marion- Crittenden Co. Gun Club/4-H Shooting Sports
    Hardin Co. February 10, 17, 24 Elizabethtown- Cooperative Extension Service Office
    Floyd Co. March 7, 14, 21 Prestonsburg-Jenny Wiley State Resort Park 
    Breathitt Co. March 8, 15, 22 Jackson-Clayhole-UK's Robinson Forest
    Morgan Co.  March 9, 16, 23 West Liberty-Morehead Off Campus Facility
    Hopkins Co. April 4, 11, 18  Dawson Springs-Pennyrile State Resort Park
    Muhlenberg Co. April 5, 12, 19 South Carrollton-Community Center
    Carter Co. May 2, 9, 16 Olive Hill-Carter Caves State Resort Park
    Lincoln Co. May 3, 10, 17 Crab Orchard-Maywoods Lodge
    Barren Co.  June 6, 13, 20  Glasgow/Eighty Eight-Bethel Church
    Pulaski Co. June 7, 14, 21 Somerset-Cooperative Extension Service Office
    Bell Co. June 8, 15, 22 Pineville-Pine Mountain State Resort Park
     

     
     
    The 3 day Kentucky Master Logger is normally offered at 6 regional training sites. Each training is limited to 50 participants and it is strongly recommended that you pre-register.

    To register:

  • Select a training site and location (from this page or the brochure). 
  • Fill out a registration form with a first and a second training choice.
  • Send the registration form and check to the Master Logger Office.
  • You will recieve written confirmation of your registration.


    • Note: If you are registering close to the training date contact the Master Logger Office to ensure that space is available.

    You can print a full graphics version of the current Kentucky Master Logger Registration Brochure by clicking on the picture of the brochure. The brochure contains information on program locations and dates, what occurs during each of the three days of training and a registration form. This version of the registration brochure requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

     Click on the PDF icon to get Adobe Acrobat Reader 

    Text only registration form.

     A plain text version of the registration form is also available. Click on the highlighted text below. Check or money orders are required to be submitted with the registration form.
    Cooperative Extension Service
    Department of Forestry
    Kentucky Division of Forestry
    Department of Natural Resources
    Kentucky Forest Industries Association
    Cabinet for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
     Kentucky Division of Water
    Copyright 1999 by University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry. All rights reserved.
    This page provides information from the Cooperative Extension Service at the University ofKentucky's Department of Forestry.Jeffrey W. Stringer and Mathew Smidt manage this page and can be contacted for further information. 

    LINKS FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE

     WARNING: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control, or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.