North Florida Fair
This page is solely devoted to the North Florida Fair Wildlife Ecology Judging Contest. Below you will find resources and study guides that will help you prepare for the contest on November 12, 2022, at the fairgrounds. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact the chair person Bryan Danford at bryan.danford@ufl.edu or call 850-342-0187.
2022 Rules & Regulations for Wildlife Ecology Contest
Above are rules and regulations governing the North Florida Fair Wildlife Ecology Contest. You can have as many individuals as you would like but only 3-4 teams of 3-4 youth per category will be allowed. Another wards a max of 4 teams of 4 for junior, 4 teams of 4 for intermediate, 4 teams of 4 for seniors. Good Luck!
2022 Wildlife Ecology Wildlife and Plant Lists
This is the official list of all the trees and critters you will have to know for the judging contest. Be aware that there are multiple pages, just click on the picture to bring it up. I have only used all the critters once. Signs were not used for the Mammal portion. The trees are all ones that can be found locally. Good Luck!
Reptile and Amphibian Powerpoint Study Guide
Critter Sounds Powerpoint for Contest
This is a powerpoint presentation on all the sounds possible for the event. I will have to email the file(3MB) to you because the file is not playing sound. The contest has one bird and one Reptile call. The frog calls can be found at: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-herps/florida-frog-calls/ and bird calls at: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/birds/florida-bird-sounds/
Mammal Powerpoint for Wildlife Ecology Contest
Trees Powerpoint Guide for Wildlife Ecology Contest
Birds
This is the study guide for the birds. Make sure you study the bird calls too that have an asterisk next to the name.
Score sheets
Useful Websites
Useful Websites:
https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-4-h-forest-ecology/forest-ecology-contest/ - Florida Wildlife Ecology Contest Main Page
https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-4-h-forest-ecology/forest-ecology-contest/contest-stations/trees-of-florida/ - Tree ID for FL Eco Contest; lots of good information
https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-4-h-forest-ecology/forest-ecology-contest/contest-stations/wildlife-on-the-forest-hike/ - critters of FL Eco Contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3lgoAPYUVk - Tree identification for Juniors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KJ-LFmu23Q - Tree Identification for Intermediates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywdjFLWmHw0 - Tree Identification for Seniors
https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/4-h-w-o-l-f-camp/home?authuser=0 - 4H Outdoor Wildlife Program
https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/4hforestecologytutorials/home?authuser=0 - Duval 4H
https://sites.google.com/view/leon-4h-waw/ - Leon 4H