Forestry
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| State angency responsible for forest fire control operation of nurseries, management of state forest, assistance to landowners, and the education classes | ||
| An activity sponsored by the FFA offering members an opportunity to display competencies gained in agriculture education classes | ||
| A living community of trees and associated plants and animals | ||
| The art and science of managing forests to continuously provide a mazimum quality and quantity of forest product and services. | ||
| A group of deciduous trees with broad leaves | ||
| A group of evergreen trees with needle or scalelike leaves | ||
| A program operated by an FFA member | ||
| forest land capable of producing wood and not restricted from harvesting | ||
| a woody single-stem plant attaining a height of at least 8 feet when mature | ||
| A program recognizing landwonders practicing sound forest management | ||
| an event that happens unexpectedly or unintentionally | ||
| exposure to danger or harm | ||
| a sheet containing information about the safe use of a chemical and the steps to take in case of an accident | ||
| The chance that an accident might occur during a research project | ||
| a state of being free of danger and injury | ||
| the layer of one year as viewed from a cross section of stem, branch, or root | ||
| produces pollen | ||
| Tissue found at the tips of roots and at the ends of stems responsible for the increase of the length of a plant | ||
| The layer of cells between the phloem and xylem responsible for diameter growth of tree | ||
| The upper portion of the tree, consisting of branches and leaves | ||
| A class of trees in which the male and female flowers are produced on spearate plants | ||
| The stalk of the stamen | ||
| The food-manufacturing part of the plant made up of blead and petiole | ||
| specialized areas where growth occurs | ||
| A class of trees in which the male and female flowers are located on the same plant | ||
| the female part of the flower | ||
| the part of the ovary that when ripe comprises the seed of the fruit | ||
| living cells, sometimes called inner bark responsible for carrying food to branches leaves and roots | ||
| the process by which plants produce glucose | ||
| the female reproductive part of the flower | ||
| the male sex cell | ||
| the process in which living organisms consume oxygen and carbohydrates to produce energy | ||
| the structure responsible for water nutrient absorption and anchoring of the tree | ||
| a fertilized ovule | ||
| new growth from the stump of the tree | ||
| the male part of the flower | ||
| the sticky end of the pistil | ||
| a pore in plant leaf allowing for the exchange of gases | ||
| the tube through pistil in which pollen passes | ||
| new growth from underground roots | ||
| the process by which water vapor leaves a living plant | ||
| the primary stem of the tree | ||
| the living portion of the tree sometimes called sapwood responsible for carrying water and dissolved nutrients from roots to crown | ||
| a class of trees made up of broadleaf species | ||
| a type of leaf that consists of a petiole and two or more leaf blades called leaflets | ||
| identification of trees | ||
| a class of tree made up of cone-bearing species | ||
| the position of leaves along the stem, commonly oppostie, alternate, or whorled | ||
| a breathing pore located on the stem | ||
| the edge of the blade of the leaf | ||
| the stem of the leaf | ||
| a type of leaf that consists of a petiole and a single leaf blade | ||
| a classification method for trees, plants, and animals using scientific names and latin terminology | ||
| 43,560 sq ft or 10 square chains | ||
| a piece of lumber 12 inches long X 12 inches wide and 1 inch thick or 144 cubic inches | ||
| a distance measuring 66 feet | ||
| 128 cubic feet or a stack of wood 4ft x 4ft x 8ft | ||
| estimating a volume of standing timber | ||
| a volume 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches | ||
| the measurement of the diameter of a tree from 41/2 feet above ground on the uphill side | ||
| a system for capturing, storing, analyzing, and managing data which are apstially referenced to Earth | ||
| methods used to connect orbiting satellites and a ground reciver to locate exact points | ||
| a table showing estimated or caculated amount of lumber for logs | ||
| the marketable length fo tree | ||
| 5,280 linear feet | ||
| a measured distance equaling two steps | ||
| the east-west location of a township from the principal meridian | ||
| 640 acres or a 1 mile square | ||
| the measurment of dimensional relationships chuch as horzontal distances, elevations, directions, and angles, on the earths surface | ||
| 36 sections or 36 square miles or a 6-mile square | ||
| the north-south location of a township from a base line | ||
| the removal of all trees in the stand | ||
| the science and study of insects | ||
| the general condition or state of a forest | ||
| encircling the trunk of a living tree with cuts that sever the bark and cambium | ||
| the application of fire to land under correct conditions to accomplish a purpose | ||
| the removal of unwanted branches of a tree | ||
| the period of years required to establish and grow timber to maturity | ||
| the harvesting of trees that have been damaged by injurious agents. | ||
| the removal of trees infested with insects or attacked by diseases to save the rest of the stand | ||
| the removal of mature timber at different intervals in an uneven, aged forest to maintain production | ||
| the art of producing and tending forests | ||
| cutting in an immature stand to increase rate of growth and improve quality | ||
| seedlings taht are grown in a nursery and transported without soil | ||
| the weight of a complete tree including roots, stump, stem, and crown | ||
| a method of reproduction from stumps and harvested trees | ||
| the process by which a seed sprouts and begins to grow | ||
| a method of storing seedlings prior to planting the seedlings in a trench and covering the roots with soil | ||
| a population that consists of a single species or variety | ||
| an artificially reforseted area established by planting or direct seeding | ||
| a hand tool used in making a hole in the soil where a tree can be planted | ||
| the percent of properly planted seedlings that survive | ||
| the distance in feet between seedlings | ||
| an area in which young trees are grown for forest planting | ||
| cutting felled and limbed trees into suitable lengths | ||
| a gasoline powered saw used in logging operations | ||
| a cable fastened around a log to transport it to the yard or landing | ||
| a container consisting of staves held together with hoops | ||
| a cross member supporting raliroad rails | ||
| cutting or severing the tree from the stump | ||
| a site where logs are gathered to haul them to a sawmill | ||
| the process of removing limbs from logs during harvesting | ||
| the process of harvesting trees | ||
| round timber driven in the ground to support other structures | ||
| a laminated wood product made of several sheets of veneer and lesser quality wood bonded with adhesives | ||
| timbers in the round usually used to support power or telephone lines | ||
| wood used primarily for the product of pulp, paper, or telephone lines | ||
| trees that yield logs of sutiable size and quality for lumber | ||
| machinery used to pull logs from the tumbp to the landing | ||
| thin sheets of wood glude to lesser quality wood used in furniture manufacture | ||
| a site where logs are gathered to haul them to a sawmill |