• By April W Bowman
• Posted Monday, July 31, 2023

Forsyth County 4-H Team Places Fourth in the Nation

The North Carolina team placed fourth in the 43nd annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from Sunday July 23 through Wednesday July 26. Teams from Florida, Pennsylvania, and Georgia placed first, second and third, respectively. Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Utah also competed in this year’s Invitational.

The invitational was held at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Conference Center near Weston, West Virginia. The event is sponsored by Farm Credit, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc., West Virginia University Extension Service, F and W Forestry, and the Society of American Foresters.

While at the Invitational 4-H members competed for overall team and individual awards in several categories. Events included tree identification, tree measurement, compass and pacing, insect and disease identification, topographic map use, forest evaluation, the forestry bowl and a written forestry exam.

The North Carolina team members were Ben Cook of Kernersville, Nathan Patton of Clemmons, and James Tyler of Pilot Moutain with team coach Carla Arrowood. The team was sponsored by Forsyth County Farm Bureau.

Read more about the contest here.

For more information, email, April Bowman, Extension Agent, Livestock, Forages, and 4-H Youth Development at awbowman@ncsu.edu or call 336-703-2855 or Dr. Monique Pearce-Brady, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development at dmpearc3@ncsu.edu or call 336-703-2856.