Idaho Forestry Contest.

Every spring, students from across Idaho gather in the great outdoors to put their skills to the test. At the Idaho State Forestry Contest and Career Fair, a hands on event unlike any other, hosted by the Idaho Department of Lands and the Bonner Soil and Water Conservation District. This annual event gives students the chance to explore real world forestry, natural resources and conservation topics in a fun, immersive and educational setting. Speaker2: We've got log scaling, which is determining the board. Put volume in a log timber cruising, which is determined the board, foot volume and standing trees, tree and plant identification. They've got close to 30 trees and plants. They need to know the Latin and the common name, for they have to learn how to read maps. They use a compass and they have to learn how to pace between two stations, taking azimuth with a compass. And those are skills that foresters use. They've got to learn soil ID, because soil identification is important. Speaker3: My name is KurtKoetter. I am one of the steering committee for the contest, and also help run the rookie course here for fifth and sixth graders. We're interested in trying to keep kids learning about the environment, learning about the industry itself, the forestry industry. We want everyone to really understand the concepts of forest management, whether they get into the industry or not. And that's what we're hoping to put across to the kids. Come and have fun at the contest and learn a little bit. Speaker4: It's a lot of skills that are applicable whether you go into a forestry field or not, just generally for generally knowing how the industry works, because it's pretty big up here. It's also a good way to find out. Am I interested in this kind of career?