OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES & RANGE MANAGEMENT

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AWARDS:

Purple - $3.00  Blue -$2.50   

Red - $2.00   White - $1.50

OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES

CLASSES

D361001       Design Your Own Exhibit in Natural Resources, Conservation, or Ecology - This class is for educational exhibits about natural resources, conservation, wildlife, or ecology that do not fit into other categories. Entries must be appropriate for fair display and no larger than 24” x 24”. All entries must include a title and should be clear (a brief explanation or other method) about the intended purpose or message – what the exhibit is meant to show. Think about accuracy, creativity, educational value for viewers, and evidence of exhibitor’s personal experiences and learning. 

 

RANGE MANAGEMENT

  1. Each exhibit must be properly identified with Unit and Class. 
  2.  All plant displays and display covers must be the result of the current year's work.
  3. Plant identification and lists of appropriate plants in each category (grasses, forbs, shrubs, and grass-like plants) can be found in the Range Judging Handbook and contest guide (EC150, revised July 2009), Common Grasses of Nebraska (EC170), and Common Forbs and Shrubs of Nebraska (EC-118) 
BOOKS 
  1. For books, plants must be mounted on sheets that are no larger than 14” wide by 14” high. Plants should be glued rather than taped and the mounts should be protected with a clear cover. Proper plant mount should include root as well as stem and leaf tissue. 
  2. Exhibits will be judged based on completeness of plant mount, accuracy of identification, labeling, neatness, and conformation to project requirements. Refer to appropriate project manuals. 
  3. Each completed mount must have the following information typed or printed neatly in the lower right corner of the mounting sheet: 
    1. Scientific name (in italic or underlined), with authority.
    2. Common name.
    3. County of collection.
    4. Collection date
    5. Collector's name.
    6. Personal collection number, indicating order that plants were collected in your personal collection,
    7. Other information, depending on the selected class, i.e., value and importance, life span, growth season, origin, major types of range plants. 

RANGE MANAGEMENT BOOKS 

CLASSES 

D330001       Value and Importance for Livestock Forage and Wildlife Habitat and Food Book - A collection of 12 different plant mounts, with 4 classified as high value, 4 as medium value, and 4 as low value for livestock forage, wildlife habitat, or wildlife food. Value and importance classifications can be found in the Range Judging Handbook and Contest Guide (EC150, Revised July 2016) on pages 3 through 6. Plants can consist of any combination of grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, or shrubs. Assemble plant mounts in order of high, medium, and low value and importance. Label each plant mount with its value and importance classifications for each of the three areas: Livestock Forage, Wildlife Habitat, Wildlife Food. 

D330002       Life Span Book - A collection of 6 perennial plant mounts and 6 annual plant mounts selected from grasses or forbs. 

D330003       Growth Season Book - A collection including 6 cool-season grass mounts and 6 warm-season grass mounts. 

D330004       Origin Book - A collection of plant mounts of 6 native range grasses and plant mounts of 6 introduced grasses (introduced grasses are not from North America and often used to seed pastures).

D330005       Major Types of Range Plants Book - A collection of plant mounts including 3 grasses, 3 forbs, 3 grass-like and 3 shrubs. 

D330006       Range Plant Collection Book - A collection of 12 range plant mounts with something in common (i.e., poisonous to cattle, or historically used as food by Native Americans, or dye plants, or favorite antelope forage, etc.). Include a short paragraph in the front of the book which describes what the plants have in common and why you have chosen to collect them. 

DISPLAY: The purpose of the display is to tell an educational story to those that view the display. The display is a visual representation (pictures, charts, graphs) no larger than 28” by 28” on plywood or poster board. The display should be neatly titled. Make sure to label display with exhibitor’s name, and county on back side. 

RANGE MANAGEMENT DISPLAY

CLASSES 

D330007       Parts of a Range Plant Poster - Mount a range plant on a poster board. Label all the plant parts. Include the plant label in the lower right corner, including the scientific and common name of the plant. Put your name and 4-H county on the back of the poster. 

DISPLAY BOARDS: Display boards should be should 30” wide by 36” tall or if hinged in the middle a maximum of 60” wide by 36” tall. Display boards should be adequately labeled. 

RANGE DISPLAY BOARD

Classes

D330008       Special Study Board - A display of the results of a clipping study, a degree of use study or a range site study. A short essay must accompany the display to explain the reason for the study, what was learned, and study results. This should be placed in a sheet cover attached to the board. 

D330009       Junior Rancher Board - Exhibit should include a ranch map with record book or an appropriate educational display on some phase of rangeland or livestock management. A short essay must accompany the display to explain the purpose of the rancher board, what was learned, etc.