Overview
The Forestry CDE requires students to demonstrate their skills in diagnosing forest disorders, managing forests and forest inventory and applying approved silviculture practices.
Event Location & Time
The State Forestry Event is held in may each year at a rotating location. Each FFA area is permitted one senior team and two junior teams in the state event. Areas will host their own forestry events to determine state qualifiers. State qualifiers should register for the state event by April 12th.
4-H Teams: 4-H may register one team per club in the senior division. The winner of the 4-H event will qualify for the National 4-H Contest in July in Jackson's Mill, West Virginia.
Contest Date: Wednesday - April 23, 2025
Location: Mountain Gateway Community College
Cost:
Senior Fee: $30/team
Junior Fee: $30/team
Time:
Senior Teams - Arrive by 9:30 AM - meet in the parking lot above the outdoor forestry pavilion.
4H Teams - Arrive by 11:00 AM
Junior Teams - Arrive at 12:00 PM
Lunch (Pizza) - 12:00 PM
Awards - approximately 4:00 PM
Checks Made Payable:
Virginia FFA Association
115 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Local Lodging Options
Holiday Inn Express
880 N Lee HWY
Lexington, VA 24450
Wingate by Wyndham
1100 N Lee Hwy.
Lexington, VA 24450
Eligibility
Virginia FFA will have a senior and junior division or the Forestry CDE. Active FFA members who have won their respective division at the area level may participate in the state event. If advisors in grades 7-9 wish to have their students compete at the senior level, they must register their students as a senior competitor with the understanding that those students (even if eligible by grade level for junior awards) will only be eligible for senior team and/or individual recognition and awards. Only students in grades 6-9 are eligible to compete in the junior division.
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