Rangeland Judging
Purpose
A major component of land stewardship is conserving and restoring native plant communities, ecosystems, and landscapes. Managing the whole ecosystem rather than one or two parts is complicated and offers a great challenge to our society in terms of education.
Objectives
The objectives of the contest are to teach participants some of the principles of ecology including soil/plant relationships, plant/animal relationships, and plant succession as applied to the management of the land.
Contest Details
Team Event
Maximum Participants: 4
Official FFA Dress Required: No
National Qualifying Event: Yes
Superintendent
Dr. Laura Goodman
(405) 744-2061
laura.goodman@okstate.edu
2027 CDE Guidelines
Event Rules
No talking, comparing, or copying of cards.
Clear plastic clipboards are allowed.
Decisions of the judges are final.
The authority for this information and judging work will be the most recent literature that is used for the National Rangeland Judging Contest.
The Rangeland Contest will consist of three locations for ecological condition and land use and two locations for plant identification.
Transportation to and from the actual contest site is the responsibility of the FFA chapters or 4-H leaders and will not be provided by OSU.
Event Format
Team Make-Up
One range judging team composed of three or four members will constitute a team.
Schools not entering a team may enter one or two students on an individual basis.
Equipment
A soft, #2, lead writing pencil with a good eraser.
Clear plastic clipboard
Event Schedule
The contest has 5 sites with 20 minutes allotted for each site.
Scoring
Ecological Site 1 - 200
Ecological Site 2 - 200
Ecological Site 3 - 200
Plant ID 1 - 200
Plant ID 2 - 200
Total Points
Individual - 1,000
Team - 3,000
Tiebreakers
Tie scores will be broken as designated in the Rangeland Judging contest manual.
References
For National contest guidelines, visit Rangeland Judging.
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