STATE CONTACTS

Deborah Hill
Department Of Forestry
201 T.P. Cooper Bldg., University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0073
(859)257-7610 & 257-2703
e-mail: dhill@uky.edu

"Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless or race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin."

PURPOSE
The purpose of the State Forestry Field Days for juniors and the Invitational for senior 4-Hers is to provide the opportunity for 4-H Forestry Project members from all counties to:
1. Develop leadership skills and work toward achieving character development and effective citizenship.
2. Develop an appreciation of trees and their roles in our environment, whether in a yard, park, or forest.
3. Develop appreciation of the need and importance of conserving woodland as a source of products and services necessary for quality living.
4. Acquire information and understanding of practical forestry skills in forest management and utilization of forest products.

Although these include competition, they are offered as an extensive forestry educational experience and provide an opportunity for exploration of the broad aspects of forestry. The setting, contests, leadership and supplementary events are all directed to this end.

FOUR JUNIOR FORESTRY FIELD DAYS Limit of 5 per county and alternates possible;
NO COUNTY SHOULD PRE-PLAN TO BRING ANY MORE THAN FIVE-- AND ESPECIALLY NOT A WHOLE CLASSROOM, UNTIL THEY ARE APPROVED TO DO SO AFTER PRE-REGISTRATION IS IN AND PARTICIPATION IS DETERMINED IN LIGHT OF THE 75 MAXIMUM PER FIELD DAY.

COUNTIES IN WESTERN/WEST CENTRAL KY
2nd Thursday In September--West Ky. 4-H Camp, Dawson Springs
3rd Thursday In September--Mammoth Cave National Park

COUNTIES IN CENTRAL/EASTERN KY.--Held on Monday and Friday in May to avoid conflicts with Elementary School tests. The field day at Raven Run was dropped due to lack of participation.
2nd Monday in May--Cave Run/Twin Knobs
3rd Friday in May--Feltner 4-H Camp

PROGRAM
Morning--Educational classes related to forestry
Afternoon--Contest based on subjects taught in the mornings.

**Pre-registration for May Field Days--the 3rd Friday in April.

Second Monday of May
Cave Run - Twin Knobs Recreation Area - 23 counties
Northeast--Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin
Bluegrass--Bourbon, Clark, Estill, Harrison, Madison, Nicholas, Powell
Licking River--all counties

With Raven Run now dropped, the following 25 counties will need to select either Feltner 4-H Camp or Cave Run - Twin Knobs
Louisville--all counties including Jefferson
Northern KY--all counties
Ft. Harrod--all counties
Bluegrass--Fayette, Scott

Third Friday of May
J. M. Feltner 4-H Camp--20 counties
Northeast--Floyd, Johnson, Pike
Quicksand--all counties
Wilderness Trail--all counties

**Pre-registration for September Field Days--the last Friday in August. Field day at West Ky. 4-H Camp will be on the 2nd Thursday and the Mammoth Cave field day will on the 3rd Thursday in Sept.

2nd Thursday of September
West Ky 4-H Camp - 26 counties
Purchase--all counties
Pennyrile--all counties
Green River--all counties
Mammoth Cave--Butler, Logan

3rd Thursday of September
Mammoth Cave National Park - 25 counties
Mammoth Cave--Allen, Barren, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Warren
Lake Cumberland--all counties
Lincoln Trail--all counties

PLEASE NOTE: For junior events, each participant will pay $2.00 and each must bring a sack lunch and drink(s). Each day will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude by around 3:00 p.m.
For each field day, an agent will serve as superintendent. Agenda: training in morning/ judging in afternoon--compass and pacing, tree measurement and tree identification; awards--lst, 2nd, 3rd ribbons in each class with participation ribbons to all; lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th place overall rosettes.

8:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION (Fee of $2.00 due if not already pre-paid). Checks made payable to Friends of Ky 4-H, Inc. Limit of 5 per county; alternates possible.

SEE ATTACHED FORMS:
"A" Tree Identification Official Score Sheet
"B" Compass & Traverse Official Score Sheet
"C" Tree Measurement Official Score Sheet

LINK TO FORM 4-H JUNIOR FORESTRY FIELD DAYS PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

There will be a $2.00 per individual registration fee, payable with pre-registration or at registration on the day of the field day. Checks must be made payable to: Friends of Ky 4-H Inc.

Only 75 4-Hers can be involved at each of the field days. This pre-registration information with alternates MUST be returned by the pre-registration deadline in order to determine if counties may bring alternates. You will be notified about the status of your alternates as soon as possible. Do not under any circumstances pre-plan to bring whole classrooms or bus loads.

Each 4-Her and adult participating must bring their own sack lunch and drink(s) to the field day.

Please indicate date mailed: _______________

For Office use only: Date Received ____________

***Pre-Registration Deadlines:
May dates--2nd Friday in April
Sept dates--last Friday in August

DATE AND LOCATION
Kentucky Leadership Center, the last Wednesday in September; lodging and meals may be arranged by counties with the Leadership Center; lodging may or may not be available at the camp facility for those seeking a less expensive alternative; registration begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
**Pre-registration date for senior: first Friday in September

DESCRIPTION
The Invitational includes contests in tree identification, measurements, compass traverse, forest evaluation, insect and disease and forestry bowl. The event will be based on criteria and scoring system used in the national event, with the exception of the forestry bowl. It must use an approach that is a combination of an individual and team basis.

WHO MAY PARTICIPATE
The senior Invitational is open only to 4-Hers 14-19 years of age who are still in high school (cannot be enrolled in or attending any college) by the time of National the next August. There is a limit of four teams per county. Counties must, however, pre-register individuals and teams. Individual senior 4-Hers may take part, but only county teams of four compete for the right to advance to National. The highest scoring four-member county team will represent Kentucky at National. Any county team member not planning to advance to National will not be permitted to participate in the Invitational. Counties must carefully check this with their participants.

STATE INVITATIONAL INFORMATION
Registration--8:30 a.m.; conclude around 3:00 p.m.; Registration fee of $2.50/participant to help pay for ribbons; Must bring sack lunch & drink(s) or arrange lunch with Leadership Center;

AWARDS/NATIONAL 4-H INVITATIONAL
All taking part receive green participation ribbons; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th place overall rosettes to highest scoring individuals; highest scoring team earns right to advance to represent state at national event in early August at Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp, West Virginia and receives team rosettes.

STATE TEAM FOR NATIONAL CONTEST
The highest scoring county team of four will be the team that will represent Kentucky in the national event. The team is selected almost one year in advance of national to provide time for training and practice to better prepare them for national competition. Kentucky Forestry Industries Association and Westvaco sponsor most of the expenses of the team. The agent of the winning team serves as its advisor. In the event that out-of-state travel for professional staff is "frozen", the team may not get to advance. All counties with teams must make them aware of this possibility.

AGENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Promote program, involve leaders, provide training, and involve senior 4-Hers as individuals and/or teams in state invitational; one agent serves as superintendent and one as assistant for the state event; agent with winning county team will serve as advisor, arranging training, practice, travel, registration and accompanying team to national.

THANKS TO RESOURCE LEADERS AND SPONSORS
We are grateful to personnel from national, state, and private industry who serve as resource leaders for the Invitational. We thank the Kentucky Forestry Industries Association and Westvaco for providing sponsorship for the state team's expenses to national.

CHANGES BEING DISCUSSED FOR FUTURE FOR SENIOR INVITATIONAL
The Senior Invitational remains under review as to its future. It has many positives to consider, but also several concerns. It involves a relatively few youth from few counties and involves a significant amount of staff time and financial support. Present sponsorship provides funds to cover expenses of team, but Extension's budget situation could at any time "freeze" out-of-state travel for staff members. If that happens, it could then prohibit our team from taking part in national. Present sponsorship support permits limited assistance for volunteer adults to serve as advisors for the state team and accompany them to national.

Changes are being discussed for the agenda and the score cards. Details will be announced as they are available.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Each year, National distributes a handbook about the National Invitational. As of the year 2000, this information is available at the Invitational website at: http://www.invitational.uiuc.edu

NOTE: Only senior 4-Hers still in high school may be members of the state team. They cannot be enrolled as full time college students. National competition is a 4-day event held at Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp, West Virginia, (the last few days in July/first few days in August).

LINK TO FORM KENTUCKY 4-H SENIOR FORESTRY INVITATIONAL PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

SEE ATTACHED FORMS:
"A" Tree Identification Official Score Sheet
"B" Compass & Traverse Official Score Sheet
"C" Tree Measurement Official Score Sheet

NAME:

COUNTY:

GROUP LETTER:

SCORING: Juniors - 90 points
Seniors - 100 points

Bearing	Distance
Juniors - 15 points/(3 lines)	Juniors - 15 points
Seniors - 10 points/(5lines)	Seniors - 10 points

Juniors are granted a "+or- 5 foot or degree" leeway on answers. Subtract for each foot or degree outside the correct range, up to 15 points per answer.

Seniors are not given any leeway. Subtract 1/2 point for every degree or foot outside the correct answer, up to 10 points each.

NAME:

COUNTY:

GROUP LETTER:

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*Diameter at breast height or 4 feet above ground

SCORING:
Juniors: 60 points
Seniors - 100 points

JUNIORS - 4 answers per tree - species, DBH, #16 ft. logs, board feet. Each fully correct answer is worth 5 points, partially correct answers (+or- 2" DBH; +or- 1/2 log; part of species name) are worth 2 points. All other answers are worth 0 points.

SENIORS - Same as Juniors, but 1/2 the credit for each answer.

Calculate board feet from DBH and logs on scale stick. If process of calculation of board feet is correct for answers given, give full credit to board feet answer.

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GROUP LETTER:

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Total score 100 points for Junior and Seniors

10 points for each correct answer. Subtract 1 point for an incorrectly spelled name.
Juniors: identify 10 trees
Seniors: identify 25 trees

Thanks for helping. We appreciate your leadership. Forestry Specialists will have the registration forms, score cards, receipts, and ribbons for each field day.

*Greet everyone and make them feel welcome

*Collect $2.00 per junior/$2.50 per senior if this has not already been sent to State 4-H office (checks made to Friends of Kentucky 4-H, Inc.)

*Give each agent or leader with a county group:

• Enough copies of the form, Ky. 4-H Judging Contest Entry and Score form, to put the names of each 4-Her on (each form has places for 4 names), complete & return to superintendent
• A set of official score cards (there are three--one each for tree identification, tree measurement and compass and traverse) for each participant; give instructions that each 4-Her must fill his/her name & county as well as the group letter, when assigned
• Get master scorecard filled in by professionals assisting for each event to use for scoring results. Make extra copies and get others to help with scoring
• Introduce and thank Forestry Extension Specialists; have them introduce and thank the other resource leaders helping
• Forestry Specialists now explain how the training and/or judging will proceed
• Divide the 4-Hers into groups, and proceed with program
• Collect the official score sheets as the events are finished and do scoring--get others to help
• Put in classes on contest entry form and record scores and ranking on these. Give copy to agent/leader with group.
• For juniors: make a list by categories with names/counties of top three placings and of top ten winners overall
• For seniors: make a list the same as above for juniors, but also include names, addresses, phone, county, birthdate of the winning team members
• Congratulate all; give participation ribbons to each 4-Her.
• Present ribbons by category: 3rd place: white, 2nd place: red, 1st place: blue
• Present rosettes to overall winners: 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st
• Share information about 4-H opportunities, forestry/natural resources to inform and help keep them involved
• Thank resource leaders; Ky. Division of Forestry; sponsors of state team: Ky. Forest Industries Association & Westvaco; thank 4-Hers, agents, leaders, specialists

ADJOURN. HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME.

Either mail to State Office or ask Extension Specialist For Forestry to deliver the original registration forms with scores, list of all winners by category/name/county, monies/checks.

Last Revised: 6/20/00

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