Forestry 4-H Project Area

The “Forests of Fun” curriculum opens the world of forests to youths. At every level, activities involve you in learning about trees, forests, forest ecology and human reliance on forests. Discover forest resources near home and around the world. Each booklet contains activities for three years. Complete six forestry achievement program activities each year; complete each level within three years; complete all steps of the planning guide learning experiences; and participate in the required project leadership experiences each year.

In Follow the Path (Forestry 1), explore different types of trees and tree parts, characteristics of different forests, what forests need to grow and thrive, and the different products people get from trees and forests.

Reach for the Canopy (Forestry 2) has you taking a closer look at the inner-workings of trees, exploring forest change, learning about forest health and discovering the health benefits trees have on people.

In Explore the Deep Woods (Forestry 3), you will examine and distinguish different types of trees, look at forests on a global scale, learn to care for trees and think about how to conserve forests.

Scoresheets

Each level of this project has different project expectations. Additional requirements that are unique to each book are listed at the top of the scoresheet.

• Level 1 - Complete six required and/or “Branching Out” activities in the Forestry Achievement Program each year. Complete the program in three years. If you do additional activities, please check the six activities you want to be graded. Record in your Follow the Path notebook the what, when, where, and how you accomplished each selected “Branching Out” activity. Include your notebook with your project book for grading.
• Level 2 - Complete six required and/or “Branching Out” activities in the Forestry Achievement Program each year. Complete the program in three years. If you do additional activities, please check the six activities you want to be graded. Record in your Reach for the Canopy notebook the what, when, where, and how you accomplished each selected “Branching Out” activity. Include your notebook with your project book for grading.
• Level 3 - Complete six required and/or “Branching Out” activities in the Forestry Achievement Program each year. Complete the program in three years. If you do additional activities, please check the six activities you want to be graded. Record in your Explore the Deep Woods notebook the what, when, where, and how you accomplished each selected “Branching Out” activity. Include your notebook with your project book for grading.

If you do additional activities, please check the activities you want to be graded. Record in your notebook the what, when, where, and how you accomplished each activity. Include your notebook with your project book for grading.

Download a copy of the scoresheet to determine what is expected for project completion.

• Follow the Path (Forestry 1)
• Reach for the Canopy (Forestry 2)
• Explore the Deep Woods (Forestry 3)

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How Do I Sign Up?

The first step is to create an enrollment in our ZSuite website.

When you get to the CLUBS tab of the enrollment, you will want to ADD PROJECT.

For Forestry, you should search for:

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