NATURAL SCIENCES PROJECTS
All projects checked in Monday, Aug. 7, 2017
at 1 p.m.
Forestry
All forestry exhibitors may make two forestry exhibits.
One as Mounted Forestry Specimen and one in the
Advanced Forestry exhibit. Please refer to the “4-H For-
estry Exhibit Requirements and Classes” (4-H 33121).
Some of the Family names have changed, especially
the flowering trees, shrubs and wildflowers as below:
Current Family Name on Approved Species List
Change to: according to the Plants of the Pacific NW
Coast book.
Pea Family (Leguminosae)
Pea Family (Fabaceae)
Sunflower Family (Compositae)
Aster Family (Asteraceae)
Who May Exhibit
Junior, Intermediate and Senior members may make
one or more exhibits - one mounted as a Forestry
Specimen and one in each qualified Advanced Forestry
exhibit class. Please refer to the 4-H Forestry Exhibit
Requirements and Classes (4-H 33121). Note: Each
exhibit must be labeled with the member’s name,
county and class number. For members who have
previously been in 4-H forestry, exhibit all their mounts
(the total number of mounts will be higher than listed
in the division through 2011 fair), but only the 5 new
ones will be judged. If you want to redo mounts to
meet the new requirements you may do so.
Mounted Forestry Specimens
Tree and shrub specimens exhibit must be listed on the
official forestry specimens list available in 4-H Forestry
Exhibit Requirements and Classes (4-H 33121). For
Seniors exhibiting wild flowers and ferns use the
“other Reference Texts” list. Intermediate and Senior
members must use the Specimen Collection Site
Analysis Sheet for each specimen collected.
Junior Division
441 100 011 Forestry Junior First Year: index 5
mounts, all must be trees
441 100 021 Forestry Junior Second & Third Year:
Index 10-15 mounts, all must be trees. Only the index
and 5 new mounts will be judged.
Intermediate & Senior Divisions
The number of mounts may vary depending on the
number of years in the project. All mounts should be
exhibited. The new mounts should be placed in front
of the old mounts in the book. Only the index and 5
new mounts with site analysis sheets will be judged.
Intermediates new mounts may include trees and
shrubs. Seniors new mounts may include trees, shrubs,
ferns and wild flowers.
combining topics. Junior and Intermediate members
exhibit 10 or more specimens; Senior members exhibit
15 or more specimens. All must have been collected in
the current 4-H year. One exhibit per class number.
Exhibit may be a flat board or 3-dimensional. Three-di-
mensional display size maximum is 30” in length, 24”
deep (front to back) and 36” high. Include explana-
tion to the judge as outlined under Educational Display
in fair book. The flat board maximum size is 22” by
28”. Refer to guidelines in the “4-H Forestry Exhibit
Requirements” (1998) for specific advanced forestry
exhibit details.
Educational Display exhibits are scored using the Edu-
cational Display Check Sheet (40-463), available at the
County Extension office or on the State 4-H website at
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/materials.
441 200 511 Junior First Year Forestry Member:
advanced exhibit. Topic include cones, tree seeds,
conks, damage specimens, bark, wood mounts, lumber
mounts or other educational displays.
441 200 52_ Advanced Forestry Exhibit: using
one or combining the topics of cones, seeds and bark.
441 200 53_ Advanced Forestry Exhibit: using
one or combining the topics of conks and damage
specimens.
441 200 54_ Advanced Forestry Exhibit: using
one or combining the topics of wood mounts and
lumber mounts.
441 200 55_ Advanced Forestry Exhibit:
educational display (i.e., management plans, tree farm
maps, model camp sites, career opportunities, forestry
concept or use your imagination to create your own
display.)
Note: Fill in blank in class number (__) with
corresponding number for Junior, Intermediate
or Senior.
1. Junior
2. Intermediate
3. Senior
Marine Science
An EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT relating to the marine
environment. May be either salt water or fresh water.
May not exceed 30” in width, 24” deep (front to
back) and 36” high. Include explanation to the judge
as outlined under Educational Display in fair book.
Each exhibit piece must be labeled with the member’s
name, county and class number. Judging criteria is
outlined on 4-H Educational Poster/Display Score
Sheet (40-463) available at the County Extension
office or on the State 4-H website at http://oregon.4h.
oregonstate.edu/resources/materials.html.
441 100 012 Forestry Intermediate First Year:
the number of mounts may vary from 5 to 20.
441 100 022 Forestry Intermediate Second &
Third Year: the number of mounts vary from 10 to 30.
441 100 013 Forestry Senior First Year : the
number of mounts may vary from 5 to 35 mounts.
441 100 023 Forestry Senior Second & Third
Year: the number of mounts may vary from 10 to 45.
423 200 011
423 200 021
Third Year
423 200 012
423 200 022
and Third Year
423 200 013
423 200 023
Third Year.
423 200 034
members)
Advanced Forestry Exhibits
These classes are open to Forestry members. Members
may exhibit in one topic or make one exhibit by
Entomology
Note: Each exhibit piece must be labeled with the
member’s name, county and class number. All insects
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Marine Science, Junior First Year
Marine Science, Junior Second and
Marine Science, Intermediate First Year
Marine Science, Intermediate Second
Marine Science, Senior First Year
Marine Science, Senior Second and
Marine Science Club (2 or more
must be collected in the current year for Juniors First
Year exhibit. At least 50% of those displayed by Ju-
niors Second and Third Year, Intermediates and Seniors
must have been collected in the current year.
New requirement beginning in 2014: An insect
information sheet, titled Information on New Insects in
Collection for Current 4-H Project Year, is required with
Intermediate and Senior insect collections. This sheet
should be completed only for the new insects collected
in the current project year. Make additional copies of
page 2 as needed to list the new insects in the current
year. The form is available on line at http://oregon.4h.
oregonstate.edu/natural-science. Attach the complet-
ed sheets to the bottom of the collection box in an
unsealed envelope for the judge to read at fair.
821 100 011 Entomology, Junior First Year, 10
insects, at least 8 orders.
821 100 021 Entomology, Junior Second and
Third Year, 20 insects, at least 10 orders.
821 100 012 Entomology, Intermediate First
Year, 16 to 30 insects, at least 12 orders.
821 100 022 Entomology, Intermediate Second
and Third Year, 36 insects, at least 12 orders.
821 100 013 Entomology, Senior First Year, 26-40
insects, at least 15 orders.
821 100 023 Entomology, Senior Second and
Third Year, 50 insects at least 15 orders.
821 100 56_ Other Entomology Exhibits, Spiders
and other insect relatives exhibit. Exhibit can include a
collection of spiders, centipedes, millipedes, ticks,mites,
scorpions or a combination of insect relatives and or
an educational display about them. Examples for a
display could include experiemnts, surveys, photo-
graphs, life histories, etc. Live spiders or insect relatives
may not be displayed. Specimen Collections should
be collection of identified bottles fastened into a box.
Exhibitors making a collection using alcohol bottles
should follow the guidelines for insect specimens in
the entomology manual. Educational displays may not
exceed 30” in width, 24” deep (front to back) and 36”
high.
Judging will be based on condition of specimens,
mounting, labeling, attractiveness, correct number
of specimens, correct identification and educational
value of exhibit. Additional information is found in the
Entomology Project Manual (4H3221LJuly 1995). Judg-
ing criteria are outlined on the Entomology Exhibit
Score Card (40-605), available at the county Extension
Office or on the State 4-H website at: http://oregon.4h.
oregonstate.edu/fair-exhibit-and-contest-materials.
Some of the orders have changed in Entomology by
combining old orders or making new ones. Be sure to
use the current order names for the insects check with
the Extension office or go to the State 4-H website
at: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/natural-science.
See the link to “UPDATE” under the heading First
Year, next to the 4-H Entomology Manual (4H3221)
for the updated “Insect Orders, Meanings, Common
Names”. Recommended reference for entomology
orders for labels of specimens, Borror and Delong’s
Introduction to the Study of Insects 7th Edition written
by Charles A. Triplehorn and Norman F. Johnson. In the
event of a discrepancy this reference will be consid-
ered the correct information source.