Northeast Arkansas DistrictForestry Contest

• 1. Tree Identification • 2. Equipment Identification • 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 Produces -- Will be used in 2002

Northeast Arkansas Forestry CDE

Guidelines and Rules for Participation

Valuation of Points

• 1. Tree Identification 100 points• 2. Equipment Identification 60 points• 3. Tree Measurement. 100 points• 4. Two of the following

– Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) 60 Points – Map Reading 100 points– Compass Reading 100 points– Tree Disorders -- Will not be used In 2001 50 points– Forest Produces -- Will be used in 2002 50 points– TOTAL Points = depends (360 –560)

Time Allowed

• 30 minutes on most every station

The Forestry CDE shall consist of the following:

• Tree Identification:– Twenty (20) trees will be identified from the

event list– Contestants will have 30 minutes to complete

this section.

Tree Identification,cont..

• Scoring– Five (5) points will be awarded for each correct

tree identified for a maximum of 100 pts.

Tree Identification, cont..

• Scorecard for

Tree Identification

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 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, cont.

• Scoring for Board Volume and Cord Volume– Three points for correct DBH – Three point 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

Tree Measurement, cont..

• Scorecard for

Tree Measurement

for Pulpwood

Front Side

Tree Measurement, cont

• Back side of

Scorecard for

Pulpwood

Tree Measurement, cont…

• Score sheet for Sawlog Front Side

Tree Measurement, cont..

• Back Side of Scorecard for Sawlog

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.

Timber Stand Improvement, cont.. (TSI)

• Scoring– 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.

Timber Stand Improvement, (TSI): cont….

• Scorecard

for TSI

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,cont..

• Scoring– Ten questions or problems will be completed. – Ten points will be awarded for each correct

answer.

Map Interpretation, Cont..:

• Scorecard for Map

Interpretation

Compass Reading:

• Participant will use a hand compass to determine property lines on a tract of timber

• Participant will start at any point and record compass readings.

Compass Reading, cont..

• Scoring– A total of 100 points are possible.– Ten points for numbered site– Five points correct azimuth – Five points for correct distance

Compass Reading,cont.

• Scorecard for

Compass Reading

Tree Disorders:

• 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 Disorders, cont…

• Scoring – Five points for each disorder for up to 100

points.

Tree Disorders, cont…

• Scorecard

for

Tree

Disorder

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, cont…

• Scoring– Five points for wood product for a total of 100

points.

Forest Products, cont

• Scorecard for

Forest Produces

In Review

• How many parts are there to the Forestry CDE?

• Which parts will always be included?

• Which are the two newest parts of the contest?

• What is the total point value of the event