Sequoia Forestry Challenge

October 7 to 10, 2015

SCICON / MHDSF

2015 SEQUOIA FORESTRY CHALLENGE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

4:00 to 5:30 Registration and housing assignments 5:30 to 6:40 Dinner 7:00 to 8:15 Welcome and Focus Topic Question presented / Q&A 8:15 to 8:45 Ice Cream Social 8:45 to 9:30 Night Hike or Cruiser’s Bingo 9:45 Report to Cabins

Thursday, October 8, 2015

7:45 to 8:45 Breakfast and make sack lunches 8:45 to 9:00 Gather for Fieldtrip and load buses 9:00 to 11:45 Fieldtrip (group and school photos) 11:45 to 12:45 Lunch 12:45 to 5:15 Continue Fieldtrip 5:30 to 6:30 Dinner 6:30 to 7:30 Classroom session on fuel loading and fire modeling 7:30 to 10:30 Teams Prepare Presentations / “Ask a Forester” appointments 10:30 Report to Cabins

Friday, October 9, 2015 7:45 to 8:30 Breakfast 8:30 to 8:45 Gather for Fieldtrip and load buses 8:45 to 12:00 Travel to Mountain Home and Field Training 12:00 to 12:50 Lunch 12:50 to 1:30 Load buses and Travel to Testing Area 1:30 to 4:30 Forestry Field Test 4:45 to 5:30 Travel back to SCICON 5:30 to 6:30 Family Dinner – Families Invited ($6 per person) 6:30 to 6:45 Pacing Contest 7:00 to 9:30 Teams Finish Preparing Presentations – Meeting Hall 9:30 to 10:15 Social Time 10:15 Report to Cabins

Saturday, October 10, 2015

7:30 to 8:00 Teams pack up and clean cabins 7:30 to 8:00 Breakfast for Judges and Timekeepers 8:00 to 8:45 Breakfast for Schools 8:15 to 9:00 Judges Orientation 9:15 to 11:15 Teams Give Presentations 11:20 to 11:45 Judging Panel Feedback to Students 11:45 to noon Awards Noon Lunch and Farewell

2015 Sequoia Forestry Challenge Participants:

School County Advisor(s) Team #’s Acalanes Contra Costa Jada Paniagua, Rick Kravitz, Morgan Caldwell 1, 2, 3, 4 Anaheim Orange Angela Metcalfe, Lindsey Kuka 5, 6, 7 CAMS Los Angeles Matt Gold, Renee Brown 9, 10, 11 Eleanor Roosevelt Tulare Jeff Alexander, Trey Ogden, Karen Wagner 13, 14, 15, 16

Grant Union Sacramento Arron White 8 Independence El Dorado Tracy Roll 12 Miramonte Contra Costa Barbara Denny 17 Monache Tulare Grant Wagner 18, 19 Oxford Orange Dan Cullinane 20

Housing Assignments

Cabin and Gender

Schools #

People

Bobcat Lair/Girls Anaheim, Angela Metcalfe, Lindsey Kuka 14

Fox’s Den/Girls 3-Acalanes, Grant, Independence, Oxford, Tracy Roll 13

Turtle Pond/Girls 11-Acalanes, Jada Paniagua 12

Owl’s Nest/Girls 6-CAMS, 6-Eleanor Roosevelt, Renee Brown 14

Blue Oak 1/Girls 4-CAMS,3-Eleanor Roosevelt, Karen Wagner 8

Blue Oak 2/Girls Monache, Barbara Denny 6

Lizard Rock/Boys 4-Eleanor Roosevelt, Acalanes, Grant, Oxford, Anaheim, Miramonte, Jeff Alexander

14

Eagle’s Roost/Boys Monache, CAMS, Independence, Matt Gold, Grant Wagner 14

Tent Trailer 4-Eleanor Roosevelt, Trey Ogden 5

Staff Room 1 Arron White, Dan Cullinane 2

Staff Room 2 Rick Kravitz, Morgan Caldwell 2

1. Students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 are eligible to participate. Community college students may participate if the facility can accommodate them, as determined by the CFC coordinator.

2. Teams will consist of two to five students from the same school or home schooling group. More than one team may enter from each school as space permits.

3. An adult team advisor must accompany each team. The advisor can be a teacher, staff member, or approved parent from that school. One advisor can supervise more than one team from the same school, as housing arrangements permit.

4. A completed registration form and registration fees must be received 12 days prior to the start of the event. Registration fees must be paid for each person attending, including teachers and adult chaperones. Fees for advisors’ infants and small children may be waived on a case-by-case basis.

Shasta FC fees are $100 per person, due September 11

Sequoia FC fees are $100 per person, due September 25

El Dorado FC fees are $115 per person, due October 2

Santa Cruz FC fees are $165 per person, due October 23

San Bernardino fees are $150 per person, due November 6 5. Student substitutions and/or cancellations are allowed up until 5 p.m. on the

Friday prior to the event. There will be no refunds for students or advisors that cancel after that date. Any unused registration fees for whole schools that pay and then don’t attend can be applied to a 2016 event.

6. All student participants must arrive with all applicable and signed Liability / Medical / Media Release Forms in order to participate. These forms must be turned in at registration, or can be mailed in prior to the event.

7. Advisors and students will check in together, unless prior arrangements are made with the CFC Coordinator.

8. Team advisors must be on site with their students at all times and will be responsible to assure that team members display proper conduct during the event and at the host facility.

9. All students and advisors must attend and fully participate in all scheduled activities.

2015 California Forestry Challenge Rules

10. The use of personal electronic devices such as cell phones and I-Pods is prohibited except during free time or in the case of an emergency.

11. Students must report to and stay in their assigned cabins or dormitories at the designated time at the end of each day.

12. No students or advisors are allowed to leave the host site without approval. 13. Tobacco, drugs, and alcohol are prohibited during all parts of the event. In

addition, rules applicable to the host site will apply. 14. Transportation to, from, and during an event will be the responsibility of each

participating team, unless transportation is provided during an event. 15. The CFC has two parts: a Field Test and a Presentation. The two parts will be

scored separately. The Field Test will be worth 60%, and the Presentation will be worth 40% of the total score.

16. The Field Test will be comprehensive in nature, with many questions using props and tools such as tree specimens and forestry equipment. One test key will be provided for each school at the conclusion of the testing period, to be returned before the conclusion of the event. The event Coordinator or designee will be available to answer questions.

17. Test questions will be devised using the CFC Learning Objectives and Resource Packet materials as a guide, but are not necessarily limited to those items. Knowledge of basic ecological concepts and information presented during the field trip and field training may be tested as well.

18. Students will not be allowed to use their own reference materials during the Field Test. All materials needed during the Field Test, including identification keys, reference materials, and equipment, will be provided at the testing stations. However, any and all written and electronic materials teams bring to the event and gather while at the event may be used to prepare the Presentation. Laptop computers will be used, and there will be equal access to wireless internet.

19. Each team’s Field Test and Presentation scores will be totaled, and overall place awards will be given accordingly. All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.

20. Students and advisors will be asked to complete an evaluation form at the conclusion of the event.

21. Grievances must be submitted in writing to the Coordinator by the end of the review period immediately following the Field Test or the Presentation portion of the event.

22. Grievances will be reviewed by the Coordinator, and discussed with involved judges and/or volunteers. The Coordinator’s decisions are final.

23. CFC rules are subject to change by the Coordinator. Any and all changes will be explained in advance to all teams and advisors.

24. Any infraction of any of the CFC Rules could result in disqualification and/or dismissal from the event and the host site.

The Tom Eustis Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence

The Tom Eustis Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence was established in 2006 to honor Thomas McLoughlin Eustis. Tom was born February 7, 1958 and passed away July 8, 2006. Tom graduated from Piedmont H.S. in 1976; Cal Berkeley with a B.S. in Forestry in 1981 and in 1984 received his Masters of Forestry from Oregon State. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service where he spent time fighting fires. He earned his teaching credential through Project Pipeline, and taught at C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento from 1999 to 2006. He was the coordinator of their Fire Science Program for five years, and participated in the California Forestry Challenge as a Team Advisor in 2003 and

2005. He was a dedicated supporter of the Forestry Challenge, and always a pleasure to have as a participant. Tom’s positive attitude and laid back style will be missed.

Award Recipients: 2006 - Scott Meyers, Grant High School

2007 - Katie Alling, Nevada Union High School 2008 – Larry Wright, Rio Vista High School

2009 – Christie Jouaneh, Napa New Tech High School 2010 – Suzanna Johnson, Colfax High School 2011 – Shannon Clark, Argonaut High School

2012 – Tony White, Elk Grove High School 2013 – Dr. Miriam Kaplan, Soquel High School

2014 – Carol Germano, Anderson New Tech High School

The George Little Memorial Award for Volunteer Excellence

The George Little Memorial Award for Volunteer Excellence was established in 2011. George was born on May 10 1939 and passed on June 19, 2011. He was a dedicated volunteer at the Forestry Challenge, assisting with field training and testing, even developing training materials.

George served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1966, and worked in the family business at Union Planing Mill in Stockton until 2002. Union Planing Mill, founded in 1891, was a lumber, moulding, fixture, and cabinet shop that employed up to 100 employees through the 1980's and 1990's. The business specialized in redwood moulding and custom work for clients including UC Berkeley North Gate and the William Randolph Hearst private estate in Wyntoon, Siskiyou County.

Award Recipients: 2011 – Dennis Norgord, Website Manager (aka “Tech Angel”)

2012 – John Nicoles, Staff Forester Extraordinaire 2013 - David Van Lennep, Redwood Empire Forester

2014 – Katie Carlson, ANTHS grad and Forestry Challenge Alum

EUSTIS, Thomas McLoughlin

EXPANDED SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 4:00 to 5:30 Registration – Blue Oak Classroom 5:30 to 6:40 Dinner – Meeting Arbor 6:45 to 7:00 Welcome and Focus Topic Question presented / Q&A

Blue Oak Classroom Please gather by 6:40 Bring Focus Topic Question, Paper, and Laptop

8:15 to 8:45 Ice Cream Social 8:45 to 9:30 Night Hike or Cruiser’s Bingo 9:45 Report to Cabins 10:30 Lights Out

EXPANDED SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY

Thursday, October 8, 2015 7:45 to 8:45 Breakfast and Make Sack Lunches – Meeting Arbor 8:45 to 9:00 Gather and walk to Lion’s Arbor to load buses

Bring Problem Solving Question, Camera, Paper, Clipboards, Sack Lunch, and Water Bottle

Wear jeans, boots, and t-shirt for school photos

9:00 to 11:45 Fieldtrip data collection and school/group photos 11:45 to 12:45 Lunch and Logging Demonstration 12:45 to 5:15 Continue Fieldtrip 5:30 to 6:30 Dinner – Meeting Arbor 6:30 to 7:30 Classroom session on fuel loading and fire modeling 7:30 to 10:30 Students Prepare Presentations in Blue Oak Classroom

All teams must work in classroom, not in cabins

Two teams per 8’ table, one team per 6’ table

Laptops should be used, and wireless internet is available

Students should not leave the Blue Oak Classroom except for their “Ask a Forester” appointments

7:50 to 9:50 “Ask a Forester” appointments (schedule on next page) 10:30 Report to Cabins 11:00 Lights out

2015 SEQUOIA FORESTRY CHALLENGE

“ASK A FORESTER” APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE

Team Number

Appointment #1 Time

Ask a Forester Number

Appointment #2 Time

Ask a Forester Number

1 7:50 1 8:50 2

5 8:05 1 9:05 2

9 8:20 1 9:20 2

13 8:35 1 9:35 2

17 7:50 2 8:50 3

2 8:05 2 9:05 3

6 8:20 2 9:20 3

10 8:35 2 9:35 3

14 7:50 3 8:50 4

18 8:05 3 9:05 4

3 8:20 3 9:20 4

7 8:35 3 9:35 4

11 7:50 4 8:50 5

15 8:05 4 9:05 5

19 8:20 4 9:20 5

4 8:35 4 9:35 5

8 7:50 5 8:50 1

12 8:05 5 9:05 1

16 8:20 5 9:20 1

20 8:35 5 9:35 1

Appointments are at the Meeting Arbor.

Arrive a few minutes before your scheduled appointment time.

Appointments are 15 minutes in length, with a one minute warning.

Bring any materials with you that will help make your appointment productive.

Any number of team members may go to the appointment.

Advisors may not go to the appointment.

EXPANDED SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY

Friday, October 9, 2015 7:45 to 8:30 Breakfast – Meeting Arbor 8:30 to 8:45 Gather and walk to Lion’s Arbor to load buses

See next page for list of what to bring 8:45 to 12:00 Travel to Mountain Home, Field Training 12:00 to 12:50 Lunch – Methuselah Group Camp 12:50 to 1:00 Load buses 1:00 to 1:15 Travel to Testing Site 1:15 to 1:30 Walk to First Testing Station

See Testing Rotation Schedule for list of what to bring 1:30 to 4:30 Forestry Field Test 4:45 to 5:30 Travel back to SCICON 5:30 to 6:30 Family Dinner – Families Invited ($6 per person) 6:30 to 6:45 Pacing Contest

Gather at the parking lot near the Nursery 7:00 to 9:30 Teams Finish Preparing Presentations – Blue Oak Classroom

At 9:30, all teams must turn in their laptops 9:30 to 10:15 Social Time 10:15 Report to Cabins 10:45 Lights Out

FRIDAY A.M. FIELD TRAINING ROTATION SCHEDULE

Topic 9:40 – 10:05

10:05 - 10:30

10:30 – 10:55

10:55 – 11:20

11:20 – 11:45

11:45 – 11:50

Dichotomous Plant Keys

Teams 1 - 4

Teams 18- 20

Teams 11 - 15

Teams 9 - 12

Teams 5 - 8

Teams 1 - 4

Diameter Tape, Clinometer, Biltmore Stick

Teams 5 - 8

Teams 1 - 4

Teams 16 - 20

Teams 13 - 17

Teams 9 - 12

Teams 5 - 8

Angle Gauge, Limiting Distance Table

Teams 9 - 12

Teams 5 - 8

Teams 1 - 4

Teams 18 - 20

Teams 13 - 17

Teams 9 - 12

Conifer Species ID and Species Composition

Teams 13 - 17

Teams 9 - 12

Teams 5 - 8

Teams 1 - 4

Teams 18 - 20

Teams 13 - 17

Compass and Pacing

Teams 18 - 20

Teams 13 - 17

Teams 9 - 12

Teams 5 - 8

Teams 1 - 4

Teams 18 - 20

Wear long pants and close-toed shoes.

Bring your clipboard, training worksheet, calculator, and vest with tools.

You may bring study materials and paper with you for taking notes.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from

discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply

to all programs.)

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and

TDD).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

FRIDAY P.M. FIELD TESTING

Important Information about Field Testing: The test will be separated into 20 stops along a loop route.

Teams will start at the location marked with the number that matches their team number, and move through the stations, in a circuit, in order.

Teams will have 8 minutes at each test station, with a 1 minute rotation period between each station. A timekeeper with an air horn will signal each time period.

Teachers will travel in the same rotation with their team(s), but may not interact with team members at any time during the testing periods. They may, however, look at a blank copy of the test, provided at each test station.

Teams cannot use notes, written materials, or forestry tools except those issued with their cruiser vests or those given to them at the stations.

Teams are responsible for bringing their own clipboard and calculator.

At the end of the last rotation, one Test Key will be given the lead Advisor from each school for review, and students will have a few minutes to revisit the stations if there are any questions. The test keys will be due back Saturday morning.

Teams will return their cruiser vests after testing.

Friday, 6:30 to 6:45 - Pacing Contest: The goal of this contest is to pace a 66 foot distance without the use of any measuring device. To practice for this contest, we will mark a 66 foot distance on the deck in front of the Blue Oak classroom. Stand with your heels on one line and walk with a comfortable step until your toes touch the other line. Once you know how many steps (or paces) you walk, try it without the lines. Then, measure your distance to see how close you are. Note: you will need to know how to do this anyway in order to measure trees using only a Biltmore stick. Each school will be given two pieces of masking tape and a Sharpie pen to mark the beginning and end of their chain. Each school gets one entry. The school that can pace a distance closest to 66 feet wins the contest, and takes possession of the coveted “board foot” trophy.

Sequoia Forestry Challenge Champions 2012 – Monache High School 2013 – Minarets High School

2014 – Mountain Oaks Charter High School

Sequoia Forestry Pacing Contest Winners 2012 – Monache High School 2013 – Littlerock High School

2014 - ACEL High School

EXPANDED SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY Saturday, October 10, 2015 7:30 to 8:00 Teams pack up and clean cabins 7:30 to 8:00 Breakfast for Judges and Timekeepers – John Muir Hall 8:00 to 8:45 Breakfast for Schools -- John Muir Hall

Please complete evaluation forms 8:15 to 9:00 Judges Orientation – Blue Oak Classroom

For Judges and Timekeepers only 9:15 to 11:15 Teams Give Presentations

See room assignments below Before you begin, turn in your green bag with the following items:

Test Keys, thank you notes, evaluation forms, and flash drives

Time Location

9:15 to 9:40

9:45 to 10:10

10:15 -10:40

10:45 to 11:10

Eagle’s Roost 1 2 3 4

Bobcat Lair 5 6 7 8

Fox’s Den 9 10 11 12

Turtle Pond 13 14 15 16

Owl’s Nest 17 18 19 20

(The numbers in the grid are team numbers.) 11:20 to 11:45 Judging Panel Feedback to Students – Amphitheater 11:45 to noon Awards – Amphitheater Noon Lunch at John Muir Hall and Farewell Notes:

If your presentation time is not suitable, you are free to trade with another team if both agree. Just let me know.

Teachers and parents may listen to their own team’s presentation(s), but may not listen to other teams.

Each presentation location will have three judges and a Timekeeper.

The Timekeeper will start timing when the presentation begins and show a 5 and a 1 minute warning card. The Timekeeper will stop the presentation when time is up, even if the team is not finished.

The Timekeeper will time the 5 minute question and answer period, with a 1 minute warning.

Teams may keep their presentation materials. We encourage them to give their presentation at school and in the community.

All teams will attend a review session from 11:20 to 11:45, where the judges will provide feedback to the teams, after which the awards will be presented.

Thank You to the 2015 Sequoia Forestry Challenge Volunteers

Without volunteers, the Forestry Challenge simply wouldn’t happen. Here are the individuals who gave their time and expertise for this event:

Allan Frame Art Gaffrey

Ashlynn Lemon Brian Rueger

Brianna Cebollero Bob Broderick Chase Hughes

Dave Shy Del Pengilly

Dianne Shew Emie Locke Evan Carlos

Henry Francois Jeff Gletne

Jim Kral

John Nicoles Jon Wagy

Kevin Martin Leanna Frame Lydia Venegas Nancy Bruce Neil Pilegard Nick Shew

Paul Marquez Ranae Hawkey Shelly Mitchell

Stephanie McNulty Tom Collins

Toni VanGaasbeek Wyatt Price

A Note About our Sponsors:

In addition to the sponsors on the front cover of this booklet, many more companies, organizations, and individuals contributed. They are:

Bordges Timber Harris Tree Farm March Foundation

Mark Crawford Logging Placer County Resource Conservation District

Sierra Resource Management Soper Wheeler

Stan Leach Logging Tatum Tree Management

Timber Products Company Timothy M. Cary and Associates, Attorneys at Law

United Wholesale Lumber Company