Last week was a big one for FFA classes in Southern Illinois. There were two regional forestry contests, one at Dixon Springs Ag Center, and the other one at Sam Dale Lake, in Wayne County.
These local contests were preparation for the annual state FFA Forestry Contest in Carbondale on Saturday, October 1. The winning school at that contest can go on to the national level.
I always tell the students that they should score 100% on equipment ID, since they have the list of possibilities beforehand, and can look up all the items on the internet.
I like to give each group a quick lesson before they start measuring trees in the cruising section of the test. Some of the kids haven't even read the directions for using a stick beforehand.
Some of them are pretty good, and get most of their heights and diameters right.
This young lady used her stick pretty well, but, FLIP-FLOPS in the woods?! She's in for a rude awakening the first time she walks through a patch of nettles.
Flip-flops are fine for checking the mailbox, but are hard on the feet if you're walking any distance. You didn't see any American Indians wearing sandals; they wore leather moccasins.
ReplyDeleteBob: Blogger held you up as spam for some reason; sorry for the delay. Moccasins require relearning how to walk so that the front part of your foot touches down first. Forget that on snow, and you won't forget again.
ReplyDeleteThe Hi-Point has arrived! I will post a photo in a few days, and hope to shoot it over the weekend.