Natural Resources

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CATA Curricular Activities Code

Natural Resources

Revised 6/2006

Introduction

This contest is designed to measure the ability of the student to identify common fauna & flora of California and to test the students’ ability to develop and explain the pros & cons concerning natural resource issues. The contest will attempt to determine or demonstrate scientific and political aspects of Natural Resources of California. The contest will attempt to determine the student’s knowledge needed for future employment and/or advanced education in the field.

Contestants

Teams will consist of 3 or 4 members and the team score will be determined by the team events added to the top three team members’ scores.

Classes

	Individual	Team
Plant ID	100	300
Animal ID	100	300
Knowledge Test	100	300
Manipulative Skills	50	150
INDIVIDUAL TOTAL	350	1050
Team Packing	-	150
Team Oral Presentation	-	100
TEAM TOTAL		1300

Tie Breaker

The individual scoring the highest on the knowledge test will be the individual winner. The team scoring the highest on the oral presentation will be the team winner.
If a tie still exists, the total score of the team or individual will be used to determine the high team or individual.
If a tie still exists for an individual or team then the manipulative skills score will determine the high team or individual.

Sub-contest Awards

Sub-contest awards will be given for high teams and individuals in the following areas: Plant ID, Animal ID, Knowledge Test, Manipulative Skills, and Team Packing & Team Oral Presentation combined (team only).

Rules

The State Finals Contest will take place during the Reedley College Winter FFA Field Day and they will be the host.
Part I. Plant ID – 100 points – 50 samples at two points each.
1. The sample will be freshly cut foliage and fruit or flower, when possible. If a fresh sample is not available, a pressed sample can be utilized. An 8 x 11 picture or a computer-generated picture of similar size can be substituted for Wildflowers and must depict a recognizable sample. The score sheet for Plant Identification will be a copy of the Curricular Code list and will be matching. The students will write the proper number on the line adjacent to the plant’s scientific name (common name next to it). The Plant samples will be numbered 1-50.
2. A time limit of 45 minutes will be provided for plant identification.
Part II. Animal ID – 100 points - 50 animals at two points each.
1. Recognizable pictures or mounted specimens may be used. Animals from each area should be equally represented. The score sheet for Animal Identification will be a copy of the Curricular Code list and will be matching. The students will write the proper number on the line adjacent to the animal’s scientific name (common name next to it).
2. A time limit of 45 minutes will be provided for animal identification.
Part III. Oral Topic Team Presentation – 100 points.
1. Each team will be given a written scenario on a topic that comes from the national contest immediately following the California Natural Resources State Finals competition and modified to apply to California and the local contest area.
2. Contestants will have 30 minutes to prepare a ten minute oral presentation. All reference and graphic materials will be provided to the team at the beginning of their preparation time. The judge will ask a question at the conclusion of the presentation. Two minutes will be allowed for the team’s response. Scorecard is in the appendix.
Part IV. Knowledge Test – 100 points.
1. A written exam consisting of 50 multiple choice questions will be developed from the following Reference: ‘National Audubon Society Field Guide to California,” published by Alfred Knoph and authored by Fred heath and Peter Alden. The questions will come from pages 10 through 65.
Part V. Team Packing – 150 points.
1. A saddled pack animal, lash rope and mantee will be provided to the team. In even years pack boxes will be provided and a box hitch will be used. The load items may include tools used on the trail such as saws, fuel containers, shovels, or similar trail or camp equipment. In odd years, canvas bags will be provided and a diamond hitch will be used. Possible load items may be sleeping bags and other tack put in canvas bags used on the trail or camp. The cycle will be alternate years.
2. See score card below.
Part VI. Manipulative Skills (hands on) - 50 points.
Contest is to include any five of the following activities using a minimum of one from each category at ten points each. Score this section on a continuum scale: From 1-10 points per activity.
1. Dendochronology
  1. Given a log cross section, determine the age of a tree counting the pith as two years.
  2. Given a log cross section determine the time period of a drought.
  3. Given a log round cross section determine if a fire is indicated in the growth rings.
  4. Using a long round, determine the time period in which a release cut was made.
2. Measurements/Instrumentation
  1. GPS – entry level skills to include but not limited to marking/finding way points, evaluation, longitude and latitude.
  2. Determine the elevation of a given indicated point, on a topographical/contour map. Ten points possible - 2 per contour intervals off of the correct answer.
  3. Take five random samples each one foot square, of native forage (from rangeland) from a given area (from 2-10 acres) and determine the total weight of biomass (forage) the five plots and then determine the biomass for the indicated area.
  4. Determine the location of two geographical sites, give the latitude and longitude using GPS equipment. 5 points each.
  5. Clinometer used to measure or evaluate slope.
3. Environmental Analysis
  1. The student will be given five tracks at two points each to identify from page 343 and 344 of the National Audubon Society Field Guide to California.
  2. Given one of the following: Given a Life Zone such as Lower Montane Zone, Upper Montane Zone, Sub Alpine Zone, Alpine Zone, or Foothill Oak Woodland, indicate the primary plants that occupy the Life Zone. Name up to five.
Reference:
1. The ‘National Audubon Society Field Guide to California’, by Alden and Heath, published by Alfred Knoph, New York

Appendices

Part I. – Plant ID

Browse
___	Adenostoma fasiculatum	Chamise
___	Amsinckia menziesii	Fiddleneck
___	Arctostaphylus manzanita	Common Manzanita
___	Artemisia spp	California Sage or Big Sagebrush
___	Baccharis pilularis	Coyote Bush
___	Ceanothus cuneatus	Buckbrush
___	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus	Blue Blossom
____	Cerocarpus betuloides	Mountain Mahogany
___	Cornus stolonifera	Red Osier Dogwood
___	Cercis occidentalis	Western Redbud
___	Cytisus scoparius	Scotch Broom
___	Eriogonum fasiculatum	California Buckwheat
____	Garrya elliptica	Silktassel
___	Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon
___	Hordeum jubatum	Foxtail Barley
___	Isomeris arborea	Bladder Pod
___	Juniperus californica	California Juniper
___	Marah macrocarpus	Wild Cucumber
___	Larrea tridentate	Creosote Bush
___	Lonicera hispidula	California Honeysuckle
___	Polystichum munitum	Western Sword Fern
___	Prosopis pubescens	Screwbean Mesquite
___	Quercus dumosa	Scrub Oak
___	Rhamnus californica	Coffeeberry
___	Rhus ovata	Sugar Bush
___	Ribes aureum	Golden Current
___	Ribes speciosum	Fuchsia Flowered Gooseberry
___	Rubus ursinus	Trailing Blackberry
___	Salix hindsiana	Sandbar Willow
___	Vaccinium ovatum	Evergreen Huckleberry
___	Vitis californica	California Wild Grape

Trees
___	Abies concolor	White Fir
___	Acer negundo	California Box Elder
___	Alnus rubra	Red Alder
___	Arbutus menziesii	Pacific madrone
___	Calocedrus decurrens	Incense Cedar
___	Cornus nuttallii	Pacific Dogwood
___	Fraxinus latifolia	Oregon Ash
___	Juglans californica	California Black Walnut
___	Juniperus occidentalis	Western Juniper
___	Pinus contorta	Lodgepole Pine
___	Pinus lambertiana	Sugar Pine
___	Pinus ponderosa	Ponderosa or Yellow Pine
___	Pinus sabiniana	Foothill or Gray Pine
___	Platanus racemosa	California Sycamore
___	Populus fremontii	Fremont Cottonwood
___	Populus tremuloides	Quaking Aspen
___	Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir
___	Quercus chrysolepis	Canyon Live Oak
___	Quercus douglasii	Blue Oak
___	Quercus kelloggi	California Black Oak
___	Quercus lobata	Valley Oak
___	Salix lucida	Pacific Willow
___	Sambucus mexicana	Blue Elderberry
___	Sequoia sempervirens	Coastal Redwood
___	Sequoiadendron giganteum	Giant Sequoia
___	Umbellularia californica	California Bay Laural
___	Yucca brevifolia	Joshua Tree
___	Yucca schidigera	Mojave Yucca

Wild Flowers
___	Aguilegia formosa	Red Columbine
___	Castilleja spp.	Paintbrush
___	Delphinium nuttallianum	Nuttall’s Larkspur
___	Datura stramonium	Jimson Weed
___	Epilobium canum	California Fuchsia
___	Erodium cirutarium	Red-Stem Fillaree
___	Erysimum capitatum	Western Wallflower
___	Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy
___	Fragaria vesca	Woodland Strawberry
___	Heracleum lanatum	Cow Parsnip
___	Lasthenia californica	California Goldenfields
___	Lilium paradalinum	Leopard Lily
___	Iris missouriensis	Western Blue Flag Iris
___	Lupinus spp.	Lupine
___	Mimulus aurantiacus	Bush Monkey Flower
___	Mentha arvensis	Field Mint
___	Nemophila menziesii	Baby Blue Eyes
___	Pennisetum setaceum	Fountain Grass
___	Potentilla pacifica	Pacific Silverweed
___	Rhomneya coulteri	Matilija Poppy
___	Rosa californica	California Wild Rose
___	Salvia dorrii	Grayball Sage
___	Sarcodes sanguinea	Snow Plant
___	Taraxacum officinale	Dandelion
___	Typha latifolia	Broadleafed Cattail
___	Urtica dioica	Stinging Nettle
___	Viola adunca	Western Blue Violet
___	Verbascum thapsus	Wooly Mullein
___	Xerophyllum tenax	Bear Grass
___	Zigadenus venenosus	Death Camas

Part II. Animal ID

A balanced selection of items from each area is recommended.

Mammals -	Tracks, Pictures or Mounts
___	Antilocarpa americana	Pronghorn Antelope
___	Balaenoptera musculus	Blue Whale
___	Canis latrans	Coyote
___	Cervus elaphus	Tule Elk
___	Didelphis virgiviana	Virginia Opossum
___	Enhydra lutris	Sea Otter
___	Erethizon dorsatum	Porcupine
___	Felis concolor	Mountain Lion
___	Lepus californicus	Black Tailed Rabbit
___	Lynx rufus	Bobcat
___	Lutra canadensis	Northern River Otter
___	Marmonta flaviventris	Yellow-Bellied Marmot
___	Martes americana	American Marten
___	Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback Whale
___	Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk
___	Odocoileus hemoinus	Black-tailed Deer
___	Orcinus orca	Killer Whale (Orca)
___	Ovis canadensis	Bighorn Sheep
___	Procyon lotor	Raccoon
___	Sciurus griseus	Western Gray Squirrel
___	Spermophilus beecheyi	California Ground Squirrel
___	Sylvilagus audubonii	Cottontail
___	Tamias amoenus	Yellow-Pine Chipmunk
___	Taxidea taxus	American Badger
___	Tursiops truncatus	Bottled-Nosed Dolphin
___	Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox
___	Urus americanus	Black Bear
___	Vulpes velox	Kit Fox
___	Zalophus californianus	California Sea Lion

Birds
___	Aix sponsa	American Wood Duck
___	Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal
___	Anas cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal
___	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard
___	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle
___	Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron
___	Branta canadensis	Canada Goose
___	Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl
___	Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead
___	Buteo jamaicensis	Red Tailed Hawk
___	Buteojam aicensis	Valley Quail
___	Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture
___	Ceryle alcyon	Belted King Fisher
___	Charadrius vociferous	Killdeer
___	Colaptes auratus	Flicker
___	Egretta thula	Snowy Egret
___	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon
___	Falco sparverius	American Kestrel
___	Geococcyx californianus	Greater Roadrunner
___	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle
___	Melanerpes formicivorus	Acorn Woodpecker
___	Meleagris gallopaua	California Wild Turkey
___	Oreortyx pictus	Mountain Quail
___	Sturnella neglecta	Meadow Lark
___	Tyto alba	Barn Owl
___	Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove

Fish
___	Acipenser transmontanus	White Sturgeon
___	Ameiurus nebulosus	Brown Bullhead/Speckled Catfish
___	Catostomus occidentalis	Sacramento Sucker
___	Cyprinus carpio	Common Carp
___	Dasyatis dipterura	Diamond Stingray
___	Gymnothorax mordax	California Moray
___	Hypsypops rubicundus	Garibaldi
___	Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish
___	Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill
___	Micropterus dolomieu	Smallmouth Bass
___	Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass
___	Mola mola	Ocean Sunfish
___	Morone saxatilis	Striped Bass
___	Ophiodon elongatus	Lingcod
___	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Coho/Silver Salmon
___	Oncorhynchus tshawtyscha	Chinook/King Salmon
___	Oncorhynchus aquabonita	Golden Trout
___	Oncorhynchus (Salmo) mykiss	Rainbow Trout
___	Paralichthys californicus	California Halibut
___	Pomoxis annularis	White Crappie
___	Salvelinus fontinalis	Brook Trout
___	Salmo trutta	Brown Trout
___	Sarda chiliensis	Pacific Bonito
___	Thunnus thynnus	Bluefin Tuna
___	Thunnus alalunga	Albacore
___	Xiphias gladius	Swordfish

Amphibians and Reptiles
___	Bufo boreas	Western Toad
___	Charina bottae	Rubber boa
___	Coleonyx variegatus	Western Banded Gecko
___	Crotalus cerastes	Sidewinder Rattlesnake
___	Crotalus viridis	Western Rattlesnake
___	Dicamptodon ensatus	Giant Pacific Salamander
___	Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck Snake
___	Elgaria multicarinata	Alligator Lizard
___	Ensatina eschscholtzii	Ensatina Salamander
___	Eumeces skiltonianus	Western Skink
___	Gopherus agassizii	Desert Tortoise
___	Hyla regilla	Pacific Tree Frog
___	Lampropeltis getulus	Common Kingsnake
___	Lampropeltis zonota	California Mountain Kingsnake
___	Lichanura trivirgata	Rosy Boa
___	Pituophis melanoleucus	Gopher Snake
___	Phrynosoma coronatum	Coast Horned Lizard
___	Rana catesbeiana	Bull Frog
___	Sauromalus obesus	Chuckwalla
___	Sceloporus occidentalis	Western Fence Lizard
___	Taricha torusa	California Newt
___	Thamnophis elegans	Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
___	Thamnophis sirtalis	Common Garter Snake
		Total Correct ______________

Oral Presentation Scorecard

Skill	Points
Technical Knowledge of the Subject	20
Organization (into, body, conclusion)	20
Speech (delivery and force)	20
Solutions and Critical Thinking	20
Balance Between Team Members	20
Possible Total	100

Animal Packing Score Card

Skill	Points
Safety and Confidence with Animals	35
Quality and Balance of Load	35
Proper and Secure Mantee and Hitch	40
Team Work	25
Time	15
Total (if within 8 minutes)	150
Note: Full credit will be awarded up to 8 minutes. Deduct 5 points per minute after 8 minutes. Stop the team after 12 minutes have elapsed. The most that can be deducted for going past 12 minutes is 15 points.