4-H and FFA Members compete at forestry contest
Published 10:24 am Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Pictured are, from left, Andrew Dorrier, Noah Jones, Sarah Bryant and Grace Martin.
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The State Forestry Contest was held at Mountain Gateway Community College in Clifton Forge, on Wednesday, April 24. The forestry contest tests the FFA member’s knowledge on tree identification, equipment identification, estimating volume of trees and reading topographic maps. Three Buckingham teams were able to compete at the Virginia State Forestry Contest. The junior and senior division teams qualified for the event in October at the Southeast Area Contest.
The junior division team of Ryland Carter, Luke Gilliam, Trenton Ragland and Mollie Walker placed fifth. Ryland Carter placed second as an individual.
Pictured are, from left, Ryland Carter, Trent Ragland, Mollie Walker and Luke Gilliam.
In the senior division the team of Sarah Bryant, Andrew Dorrier, Noah Jones and Grace Martin placed fourth overall. Noah Jones placed eighth overall. In addition to the parts of the contest listed above, members of the senior division had to explain their choice of removing or leaving trees in their timber stand based on a scenario, estimating distance by pacing, identify wood species based on a sample and identify insects and disorders of trees.
The Buckingham 4-H team consisted of Luke Llewellyn, Collin Snoddy, Ava Taylor and Vaiden Taylor. The team placed third overall with Collin placing tenth, Ava ninth, Vaiden eighth and Luke sixth. They completed the following events; knowledge test, tree identification, topographic maps, compass and pacing, and tree volume.
Pictured are, from left, Luke Llewellyn, Collin Snoddy, Ava Taylor and Vaiden Taylor.
