Forestry B/C

[KittenPsychology]

Does anyone have any idea how to separate Fremont and Eastern cottonwood?

On the Fremont Cottonwood, the serrated edges on the leaves are generally farther between then on the Eastern Cottonwood. However, that's not a very good distinction, as there are exceptions, so just using the leaves to ID these trees would not be a great idea. They should give you some berries, and if you have those it should be pretty easy to tell the difference.

[Sunshine Ninja]

I am so mad at NC right now... as it stands we cannot write in the book AT ALL, my team has to buy all new guides now

[KMHS_Dave]

I am so mad at NC right now... as it stands we cannot write in the book AT ALL, my team has to buy all new guides now

What???? That's can't be right! It says that "teams may write on all of these" in the rules....

[quizbowl]

I am so mad at NC right now... as it stands we cannot write in the book AT ALL, my team has to buy all new guides now

What???? That's can't be right! It says that "teams may write on all of these" in the rules....

Nah, North Carolina runs their Science Olympiad competitions a bit differently than most - usually five events are switched out for NC-specific ones, and they put in a lot of clarifications just for their events.

[KMHS_Dave]

I am so mad at NC right now... as it stands we cannot write in the book AT ALL, my team has to buy all new guides now

What???? That's can't be right! It says that "teams may write on all of these" in the rules....

Nah, North Carolina runs their Science Olympiad competitions a bit differently than most - usually five events are switched out for NC-specific ones, and they put in a lot of clarifications just for their events.

Why would anyone be so ridiculous as to keep the whole event the same, but have them not write in their field guides! Wouldn't you rather encourage them to gather anything and everything known to man about one species of tree than to, as we say about ornithology, wing it?

[KMHS_Dave]

http://www.sciencenc.com/event-help/forestry.php ..... Event clarification 2/9/12

[tuftedtitmouse12]

In the NWF, it lists the Legume family under the family Fabaceae instead of what the list says, Leguminosae...

[KMHS_Dave]

In the NWF, it lists the Legume family under the family Fabaceae instead of what the list says, Leguminosae...

Alternate names. Go with what' s on the list.

[tuftedtitmouse12]

Ah, thanks. That just freaked me out a bit

[fossilgirl13]

Why do schools keep using the national list for invitationals? Aren't they supposed to be using the regional (state) list?