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Components of the event:
Written general knowledge exam
General Knowledge (100 points)
Fifty objective-type multiple-choice questions, from the listed references, will be selected from areas of the forestry industry with an emphasis on urban forestry applications. This phase of the event will test the participant’s knowledge and understanding of basic principles of forestry.
Each participant will be allowed 50 minutes to complete this phase of the event. Each answer has a value of 2 points for a maximum score of 100 points.
Suggested References
Primary
Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing Urban Greenspaces, third edition. Robert Miller, Richard Hauer. Waveland Press. 2015.
Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry. Francesco Ferrini. Routledge Publishing, 2019 (1st Ed.)
Holland, I.I., G.L. Rolfe, and D.A. Anderson. Forests and Forestry, 4th Ed. Interstate Publishers, Inc., Danville, IL.
Harlow, W.M., E.S. Harrar, J.L. Hardin, and F.M. White. 1991. Textbook of Dendrology, 7th Ed. McGraw-Hill, St. Louis, Missouri.
McManar Collins, B. and F.M. White, Elementary Forestry. Reston Publishing Co., Reston, VA
U.S. Forest Service, Silvics of Forests of the United States. Handbook 271. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC.
Haygreen, J.G., and J.L. Bowyer. 1989. Forest Products and Wood Science, 2nd Ed. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.
Other
U of IL Intro to Arboriculture: Pruning
U of IL Pruning & Care of Trees & Shrubs
U of IL Tree & Shrub Pests
U of IL Tree Diseases 1
U of IL Tree Diseases 2
U of IL Tree Diseases 3
U of IL Trees for Landscaping
U of IL Woody Ornamental diseases
Wenger, K. (ed.). 1984. Society of American Foresters. Forestry Handbook. John Wiley & Sons, NY.
Mohlenbrock, R.H. 1983. Forest Trees of Illinois, 4th Ed. Illinois Dept. of Conservation.
Society of American Foresters. 1981. Choices of Silviculture for American Forests. Bethesda, MD.
Information Technology and Communication Services. Land Surveys and Descriptions (U2042). University of Illinois.
Career Development Events Handbook 2006-2010. National FFA Organization, P.O. Box 68960, 6060 FFA Drive, Indianapolis, IN.46268-6060.
Equipment Identification
Pest/Disease Identification
Tree species Identification
Alternating practicum: different every year. More information to come.
pruning & bracing exercises
chainsaw part identification & safety
compass walk
specimen location selection
invasive species
Illinois FFA State Forestry CDE rules