Land Resource Judging and Invasive Plant Species Identification
Invasive plants can become a problem for our forests. Can you identify them?
Click on the pdf's below to learn more. In this competition, seniors identify ten invasive plants and give the common and scientific name. Juniors identify five.
Kudzu_Chinese Yam_Japanese Stilt Grass.pdf
Chinese Silver Grass_Poison Hemlock_Common Reed.pdf
Multiflora Rose_Oriental Bittersweet_Tree of Heaven.pdf
Sericea Lespedeza_Crown Vetch_Autumn Olive.pdf
Mimosa_Jap Knotweed_Princess Tree.pdf
Purple Loosestrife_English Ivy_Johnson Grass.pdf
Jap Honeysuckle_Garlic Mustard_ Chinese_European Privet.pdf
Musk Cover_Yellow_White Sweet Clover.pdf
Land judging is a way of appraising the physical nature and capability ofsoils. Certain soil properties, such as slope, depth and color, and others that can be seen, felt or measured, are reliable indicators of soil characteristics.
Click below to learn more. In this competition seniors answer ten questions related to a soil profile sample. Juniors answer five questions.
www_land_judging_training_material.pdf
www_land_judging_training_material.pdf
Websites
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/fia/manual/Nonnative_Invasive_Plants_of_Southern_Forests.pdf
