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Email: Volunteers are an important part of the Extension Service. Hundreds of local residents lead 4-H clubs. Other volunteers attend Extension training courses, then share what they learned with others. 4-H Volunteers spend an average of 220 hours per year preparing and teaching our youth. The Klamath County Master Gardener Program trains volunteers who are interested in furthering their home horticultural skills while helping to provide the local community with sound horticultural information. Master Gardener volunteers donate the equivalent each year of 1 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) home horticulturist. Family community leadership volunteers teach county residents leadership skills and help them more effectively participate in governmental activities. The Master Woodland Manager Program trains local owners of small woodlots about forest management. Trainees receive 85 hours of instruction in topics including management planning, forest measurements, reforestation, timber harvesting, and business management. Trainees then repay for their training by serving as volunteers, helping other local woodland owners better manage their woodlots. Still other volunteers provide farmland, woodlots and animals for
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