TOP 3 WILDLIFE TEAMS (above) include: 2nd place team Teague FFA- Jackson, Haylee, Cody; 3rd place team Madisonville FFA-Austin, Ashlyn, Colby; 1st place team- Groveton FFA-James, Emily, Meredith.
The Annual Range & Pasture Plant Identification and the Wildlife and Recreation Management Career Development Events were conducted on October 18, 2017.
The Freestone County and Anderson-Houston Soil and Water Conservation Districts were Hosts; in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service provided the technical skills for setting up and conducting these events with help from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Kyle Brunson).
In the Plant ID Contest, participants are asked to identify 20 to 25 plants indigenous to and/or adapted to Freestone County by name as well as various characteristics.
TOP 3 PLANT ID INDIVIDUALS (l-r): Teague FFA Teacher Thomas Cannon 3rd Place Dustin Angel, 2nd Place Makenzie Aldrich, and 1st Place Jackson Black.
The Wildlife & Recreation Contest consists of four stops, each having its own criteria to determine knowledge of facts related to wildlife and conservation according to the rules and regulations approved by the Texas Education Agency in conjunction with the Texas Agriscience 381 Wildlife and Recreation Management curriculum.
TOP 3 WILDLIFE INDIVIDUALS (l-r): Ashlyn Johnson 3rd Place with FFA Teacher Lynita Foster; Haylee Young 2nd Place with FFA Teacher Thomas Cannon; Meredith Ecord 1st Place with FFA Teacher Christi Ecord.
The four stops are as follows: Wildlife Habitat & Management; Wildlife Biological Facts & Techniques; Game Laws & Safety; and Plant ID & Food Preferences.
Freestone County Soil & Water Conservation District #424 Board: Joel Clark Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board Representative, Vice Chairman Marles Place, Beau Chastain Freestone County Farm Bureau, Chairman Wesley Ratcliff, Director Manning Stephens Jr. and Director Countee Woodard. (Submitted Photos)
