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State Forestry Team
Coach or Extension Leader:
The 2007 National 4-H Forestry Invitational, the "Super Bowl of 4-H
Forestry", will be here before we know it, and, we're glad you've
decided to be a part of this exciting youth education program! As
you read through the registration and general information below, it should help answer any questions
you have about the Invitational, and how you can enter and begin
preparing your state team for the competition with very little
effort. Most everything you need
to prepare you team should be here at your finger tips within this web
site.
The Invitational
Handbook is your 'road map' for beginning your
team's training. It describes all of the competitive events and
identifies the 'official' references around which the events are
built. You can download the 'Handbook' from this web
site, print off a copy on your printer, and make photo-copies for your
team members to use. You can access the link to the 'Handbook'
by clicking on its icon on our Home Page and
following the download instructions.
Similarly, all of the references for the Tree Identification,
Compass-Traverse, Topographic Maps, Insect and Disease Identification,
Forest Evaluation, Forestry Bowl, and Written Examination events are
but a few clicks away from our Home Page. Access training
references for these contest events by clicking on the Training References
icon on our Home Page. The only 'official' reference not found on
this web site is the commercial textbook entitled 'Forests and
Forestry' (5th edition). Contact your State 4-H Office for
your state's Invitational
trunk. This trunk contains 4 copies of the this textbook for use by your state forestry
team. The trunk also contains equipment and other training
materials your team will need to compete in the Invitational.
Additional forest insect and disease references are listed in the Invitational
Handbook reference list. However, these references are
not 'official' or 'mandatory' because of their cost
,and therefore, are only suggestions as additional reference
materials that can assist you in preparing your team for the
Invitational competition. These reference books are 'Insects
That Feed on Trees and Shrubs' and 'Diseases of Trees and
Shrubs'. Please note their listing in the Insect and Disease
Contest section of the Invitational Handbook.
The Invitational trunk contains one set of forest insect and forest
disease contest flashcards.
Arrival Day; Sunday,
July 22, 2007
We encourage your team to arrive mid-afternoon on Sunday, July
22. If you arrive earlier, you will likely have to wait on the
group leaving the Camp. When you arrive at Jackson's Mill, come to the Conference Center
Registration/Administration Building where
you will find our Registration Desk (click on the Jackson's Mill icon on
our Home Page for a map and description of the Camp and Conference Center). We'll get you checked in and assigned to
your lodging accommodations. We hope your team will attend the
Welcome Bar-B-Q at the Camp at 6:30 p.m. This meal is included in the cost
of your stay at Jackson's Mill, and is the first 'official' meal
of the Invitational. Click below to go to the Invitational Agenda
page for more information on the hour-by-hour happenings at the
Invitational.
* Go to Invitational
Daily Agenda Page
Invitational
Registration Form
Photo Release Form Observer Registration
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