Forestry Contest • The forestry contest consist of five different areas.• The contest takes about 2 ½ hours to finish with five
minute break between every area. • The team with the most points winning the contest.• There shall be a minimum of three members of a four
member team.• Participants can not touch or handle the forestry
materials.• All participants shall be given a ID number.• All participants must provide their own equipment
and the written material will be furnished.• All contestants must dress appropriately due to the
contest being held outside.
Forestry Contest Consist:
• 1. Tree Identification – offered every year• 2. Equipment Identification – offered every year• 3. Tree Measurement. (Either Saw Logs or
Pulpwood)• 4. Two of the following
– Timber Stand Improvement (TSI)
– Map Reading
– Compass Reading
– Tree Disorders -- Will not be used In 2001
– Forest Products -- Will be used in 2002
Tree Identification
• Tree Identification:– Twenty (20) trees will be identified from the
event list– Contestants will have 30 minutes to complete
this section.– This part of the contest is offered every year.
Tree Identification: Scoring
• Scoring (Form 15B)– Each participant will be allowed 30 minutes to
complete the area – Two minutes for viewing each specimen– Five (5) points will be awarded for each of the
twenty trees correctly identified for a maximum of 100 Points.
Equipment Identification
• Twenty pieces of equipment will be displayed for participants to identify by technical names
• Each piece of equipment will be designated my number
• Each participant will have 30 minutes to complete
Equipment Identification: Scoring
• Score (Form 24)– Each participant will be 30 minutes to complete
this area.– Three points will be give for each piece of
equipment identified for a total of 60 points– No partial credit given
Tree Measurement• Cord Volume
– Using forest measuring tools measure pre-numbered standing trees on a fractional acre plot for cord volume
– Contestants will use tree scale to stick measure tree height and diameter
– Participant must record DBH (Diameter Breast Height) and will be rounded down to the nearest 4’ stick.
– DBH will be rounded to nearest inch
– Must convert the volume to one-acre basis
– Example• Pulp
Tree Measurement, cont..
• Board Volume - Timber Cruising– Using forest measuring tools measure pre-numbered
standing trees on a fractional acre plot for board foot volume
– DBH will be rounded to nearest inch
– Merchantable height to rounded down to nearest 8’ log
– Must convert the volume to one-acre basis.
Example:
– Saw Logs
Tree Measurement: Scoring
• Scoring for Board Volume and Cord Volume (Forms 17 and 18)– Three points for correct DBH – Three points for correct height.– Forty points for correct volume per acre– Five points will be deducted for 5 % plus or
minus from the correct measured volume
Timber Stand Improvement (TSI):
• 1. The trees selected may be all one specie or a mixture of species.
• 2. An area will be selected and marked by paint, ribbon or other methods. It will contain 15 to 25 trees (usually 20) marked that needs to be cut, deaden, or leave.
• 3. All trees in the designated area will be considered as a forest management site and each marked tree will be scored by the contestant using one of the following options:
Timber Stand Improvement(TSI): Cont….
– A. Harvest (utilize tree) – B. Leave (tree should remain in stand) – C. Deaden (undesirable, non-merchantable, or non-
beneficial to wildlife, deaden or cut and leave in the woods.
• 4. The contestants will be given a "situation" concerning the management objective of the site. Information needed to help participants include:– A. Markets available – B. Wildlife habitat – C. Present condition of stand – D. Final Goal of management plan
Timber Stand Improvement (TSI): Cont…..
• This information will be provided at the site before the contestants begin the practicum. The information may be presented orally, by poster or via handout.
(TSI): Scoring
• Scoring (Form 16)– Four points will be awarded for each correct
answer up to a maximum of 100 points.– Thirty (30) minutes will be allowed for this
exercise.
Map Interpretation
• Information will furnished a United States geological survey topographic map
• Participates will know legal description, recognize topographic map symbols, understand the meaning of map symbols and size and location of 40 acres or more in a section
Map Interpretation: Scoring
• Scoring (Form 23)– Ten questions or problems will be offered and
completed. – Ten points will be awarded for each correct
answer for a total of 100 points.
Compass Reading:
• Participant will use a hand compass to determine property lines to the nearest foot on a tract of timber
• The course will have ten marked points.
• Participant will start at any point and record compass readings.
• Azimuth readings shall be recorded.
Compass Reading: Scoring
• Scoring (Form 22)– A total of 100 points are possible.– Ten points for numbered site– Five points for correct azimuth – Five points for correct distance
Tree Disorder:
• Symptoms of at least 10, nor more than 20 disorders from the list.
• Symptoms will be presented in one or more of the following forms– Actual Sample– Pictures/Slides– Written description– Written case history
Tree Disorder: Scoring
• Scoring (Unofficial Form FYTD-1)– Five points for each disorder will be awarded
for up to 100 points.
Forest Products:
• Ten to Twenty wood products/samples will be displayed for participates
• They will determine the source tree for each item.
• Source will be one of the trees from the tree id card.
Forest Products: Scoring
• Scoring – Multiple choice exam– Five points for wood product for a total of 100
points.
Forestry Contest
• Aids to stimulate student interest in the forestry project
• Main objectives– To understand and use forestry terms
– Ability to recognize multiple use opportunities in the forest
– Ability to recognize environmental and social factors
– Ability to identify major species of trees of economic importance to the U.S.