Natural Resources

CLASS 4 — WILDLIFE Ecologist & Manager
A. Ecologist-Exhibit nature journal and a poster
B. Manager-Exhibit nature journal and a poster
CLASS 5 — SPORT FISHING
A. Take the Bait
1. Poster with photos or drawings of 7 species of fish.
2. Poster with three types of tackle, labeled.
3. Poster with five types of bait, labeled.
B. Reel in the Fun
1. Poster with picture of spinning reel or casting reel with parts labeled,
AND your casting record (see Page 6 in project book.)
2. Poster with the 5 fishing knots labeled. Knots should be tied and attached to the poster.
3. Fly wallet with wooly bugger fly.
4. Poster with fishing information for 5 fish (see Page 18 in project book.)
5. Poster of pictures showing soda bottle trap or mesh net and your findings.
CLASS 6 — FORESTRY
A. Adopt A Tree - exhibit album
B. Treetop:
1. Year 1 —Touchbox (page 26)
2. Year 2 —Leaves Sun Loving and Shade Tolerant Trees page (43)
C. Trees & Me = Forestry
1. Year 1—Display showing your favorite tree (page 10) or
leaves, twigs,seeds, or stems of 6 or more tree species (page 16).
2. Year 2—Display seed collection of at least 8 seeds in a box, grouped and labeled (page 28).
3. Year 3—Plan metric-map orienteering Activities (page 42).
D. Advancing in Forestry
1.Year 1—One project from the Exhibit & Roundup section of any completed chapter.
2. Year 2—One project from Chapters 4 & 5 or from the Exhibit and Round-Up section or
a signed score sheet from the PA 4-H Forestry Judging Contest.
E. Orienteering
1. Exhibit a poster about a completed activity
CLASS 7 — OUTDOOR ADVENTURES-
Exhibit a poster (14” x 22”) about an activity that you completed.
A. Hiking
1. poster on footwear
2. poster on what to put in your backpack
3. pictures of most interesting hike
B. Camping
1. poster on camping gear
2. poster on eight (8) knots
CLASS 8 — WATER CONSERVATION -Display a poster
A.Water usage and conservation
B. Properties of water
CLASS 9 —ROCKS & FOSSILS
A. Poster with photos of your activities
CLASS 10 — MAPLE SYRUP
A. Year 1 — 1 quart maple syrup
B. Year 2 — at least 1/2 pound of maple cream
C. Year 3 — One each: 1 quart maple syrup, at least 1/2 lb. maple cream, 1 lb. Cake maple sugar
OR an educational display about making maple syrup. Display must include one of the above products.