FORESTRY OUTLINE

I. Identification

    *by bark, leaves and other characteristics

    *by trees, in "Know Your Trees"

II. Management

    A. Evaluation

    B. Harvest Systems

    C. Fire Control

    D. Site Selection

         1.  Spacing

         2.  Soils

         3.  Species

III. Measurements

    A. DBH

    B. Tree Height

    C. Volume

    D. Cords

IV. Pests

    A. Insects

         1.  Gypsy Moth

         2.  Eastern Tent Caterpillar

         3.  Spring Cankerworm

         4.  Fall Cankerworm

         5.  Fall Webworm

         6.  Pine Sawfly

         7.  White Pine Weevil

         8.  Gall Wasps

         9.  Spruce Budworm

       10. European Pine Shoot Moth

   B. Diseases

         1.  Dutch Elm Disease

         2.  Chestnut Blight

         3.  Maple Tar Spot

         4.  Beech Bark Disease

         5.  Scleroderris

         6.  Fomes Annosus Root Rot

         7.  Beech Scale

         8.  Conks ID

V. Uses of Trees and Woods

    A. Current Uses

    B. Historic Uses - i.e.. Hemlock Park for Tannic Acid

VI. Aerial Photo Interpretations

    A. Woodland ID

         Plantation vs. natural

         Sugar bush vs. logged area

Forestry Outline

2011 New York State Envirothon

May 25 & 26, 2011

Hobart & Willam Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York

NEWS

New York State Envirothon

Forestry Resources

Learning Objectives

Learning goals for participating students

References

Links and references to more information on the study of forestry

Glossary

Learn about terms relating to the study of forestry

Outline

Basic outline for forestry topics covered at this event