Rangeland Judging
Purpose
A major component of land stewardship is conserving and restoring native plant communities, ecosystems, and landscapes. Managing the whole ecosystem rather than one or two parts is complicated and offers a great challenge to our society in terms of education.
Objectives
The objectives of the contest are to teach participants some of the principles of ecology including soil/plant relationships, plant/animal relationships, and plant succession as applied to the management of the land.
Event Rules
- No talking, comparing, or copying of cards.
- Clear plastic clipboards are allowed.
- Decisions of the judges are final.
- The authority for this information and judging work will be the most recent literature that is used for the National Rangeland Judging Contest.
- The Rangeland Contest will consist of three locations for ecological condition and land use and two locations for plant identification.
- Transportation to and from the actual contest site is the responsibility of the FFA chapters or 4-H leaders and will not be provided by OSU.
Event Format
Team Make-Up
- One range judging team composed of three or four members will constitute a team.
- Schools not entering a team may enter one or two students on an individual basis.
Equipment
- A soft, #2, lead writing pencil with a good eraser.
- Clear plastic clipboard
Event Schedule
The contest has 5 sites with 20 minutes allotted for each site.
Scoring
Ecological Site 1 - 200
Ecological Site 2 - 200
Ecological Site 3 - 200
Plant ID 1 - 200
Plant ID 2 - 200
Total Points
Individual - 1,000
Team - 3,000
Tiebreakers
Tie scores will be broken as designated in the Rangeland Judging contest manual.
References
For National contest guidelines, please visit the following website: www.rangejudging.com
Supplemental Materials
Rangeland Manual - Judging Rangelands for Livestock and Wildlife Values 9th Edition
Scantron - 602OK-02 National Rance Judging Contest Site Form