Santa Cruz Forestry Challenge – October 9 to 12, 2024
Redwood Glen, Loma Mar
Event Program | Focus Topic Question
Presentation Scoresheet
Student Evaluations | Teacher Evaluations
Photo Album | Highest Scoring Presentation
The Forestry Challenge was pleased to engage with San Mateo County Parks and Auten Resource Consulting to weigh in on plans to restore the redwoods at Pescadero Creek County Park. Students determined the forest type in a portion of the Park intended for treatment and, using restoration goals as outlined in the Park’s Climate and Habitat Resilience Plan (CHRP), specified a treatment to promote the development of functional old-growth habitat characteristics observed in late-successional stands.
A total of 80 students and 17 teachers/chaperones from 11 schools were in attendance. The results below are out of a possible 250 points:
- First Place: Granada Hills High School Team #14, 212.7 points
- Second Place: Woodside High School Team #9, 210.0 points
- Third Place: West Campus High School Team #20, 207.0 points
- Fourth Place: Benicia High School Team #4, 206.0 points
- Fifth Place: Granada Hills High School Team #13, 199.2 points
Amador High School won the Pacing Contest with a pace of 65″5′ (7 inch deviation), with Summerville High School and Half Moon Bay High School coming in second and third, respectively.
Other schools at the Challenge were: Liberty, Pescadero, Alternative Family Education, and Learning for Life.
2024 Santa Cruz Forestry Challenge Group Photo