The Paulding County 4-H Forestry Judging team competed at the Northwest District Forestry Judging Competition in Rockdale County on September 8, 2015. The team consisted of Junior and Senior 4-H’ers who spent 12 weeks preparing for the competition by learning to identify seventy-five Georgia trees, forty diseases and insects of forest trees and learning how to conduct wood volume estimation and orienteering in forest stands. 4-H’ers from 8 counties in Northwest Georgia competed in the Forestry Field Day event.
Paulding County 4-H Seniors placed 1st in the Northwest District competition while Paulding County 4-H Juniors placed 3rd in the Northwest District competition. Senior Aaren Schertler was awarded the individual high score award for the competition Paulding County 4-H Forestry Judging Team members and their coaches pictured (Front, left to right) Ashley Heerlein, Allen Jones, Emily Brooke-Powell, Will Culpepper, Kimberly Hadaway, (Second Row, left to right) , Mary Carol Sheffield, Bob Banks, Madison Thomason, Jack Derochers, Aaren Schertler, and Rachel Dutton. Not pictured are Erin Kenney and Lydia Kenney.
Brittani Kelley, Paulding County 4-H Agent accompanied the team to field day along with Paulding County 4-H Forestry Judging Team coaches Master Gardener Extension Volunteer, Bob Banks and County Extension Coordinator Mary Carol Sheffield and Master Gardener Congratulations to this outstanding group of 4-H’ers on a job well done!