Forestry challenge: Farmin Stidwel Elementary fifth-grader Bryce Casey, center, of Sandpoint, participates in the Idaho Forestry Contest on Thursday at Delay Farms in Careywood, Idaho. The annual contest pits teams from elementary, middle and high schools against each other to demonstrate skills associated with the timber industry, such as tree and plant identification, log scaling, timber cruising and the use of maps and compass. (Kathy Plonka)
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Forestry challenge: Farmin Stidwel Elementary fifth-grader Bryce Casey, center, of Sandpoint, participates in the Idaho Forestry Contest on Thursday at Delay Farms in Careywood, Idaho. The annual contest pits teams from elementary, middle and high schools against each other to demonstrate skills associated with the timber industry, such as tree and plant identification, log scaling, timber cruising and the use of maps and compass.