Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High School junior Kaiden Harper, center, and Orofino High School junior Shaylee Taylor peer through clinometers as they measure tree height Thursday morning during the Idaho State Forestry Competition at Farragut State Park. More than 300 students from across the state participated.
May 13, 2023
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May 13, 2023 1 a.m.
Fledgling foresters head into the woods
Nearly 350 student participate in Idaho State Forestry Contest
Future foresters, firefighters, engineers and more took to the woods Thursday to explore silviculture and expand their knowledge of all things arboreous. Using Farragut State Park as their classroom, nearly 350 students from across the Gem State participated in the 40th Annual Idaho State Forestry Contest.