Doug McLaren 
Area Extension Forester
Department of Forestry
University of Kentucky
216 T.P. Cooper Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0073
voice: 859-257-2703
fax: 859-323-1031
email: dmclaren@uky.edu
Click here to see my departmental site.
Education:
B.S. in Forestry, West Virginia University, 1969
Extension Responsibilities:
Providing traditional forestry extension programs throughout the state.
The objective is to promote proper forest management practices of hardwoods for
forest landowners, families, young people and the communities they live in.
With a better understanding
of basic forest management principals,
these individuals
can improve the quality
of the timber resources of Kentucky
and also increase the potential dollar value of timber being sold.
Websites/Publications of interest:
Special Envirothon Training for 2010 Competition
Condensed Dichotomous Tree ID Key
Books Suitable for Young Readers Relating to Forestry
Extended Book List for Young Readers 
Books for Younger Readers Correlated with Project Learning Tree
Books for Younger Readers of Environmental Education
Recommended Book List for Older Readers of Conservation and Ecology
Interesting GPS links on the Internet
Geocaching 101
Geocaching 102
Teaching GPS
in Less than an
Hour
Frequently Asked Questions about GPS
Ways to Use the GPS
Global Positioning System
Forest Jeopardy
Firewood
Forest Fires
Kentucky Forest Leadership Program
Tree Identification for Effective Herbicide Use
Materials Useful to Agents/Teachers
Project Learning Tree
Twelve Months of Forestry