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The range science project develops knowledge and skill in practical range and ranch management.
OBJECTIVES
- Attain a broad knowledge of the 4-H project and related activities as to the way they improve family and community life.
- Acquire life skills through project participation essential for becoming an active, skilled, productive and responsible citizen.
- Adopt and apply the latest practices and research findings in the project area to everyday project experiences and work.
- Develop an understanding from 4-H project training and experiences which can assist you in the future for choosing and preparing for a job.
- Develop leadership skills that promote positive youth development.
PROJECT EXPERIENCES
- Texas Section Youth Range Workshop
- Range Evaluation Contest Range and Pasture Grass Identification Contest
RECORDBOOK CATEGORY
- Range Management
PRINTED RESOURCES
- Plant Identification Scorecard
- Range Evaluation – Part 1 (RS 1.040)
- Range Evaluation – Part 2 (RS 1.041)
- Range Evaluation – Part 3 (RS 1.042)
- Master Plant List for Texas 4-H Range and Pasture Plant Identification Contest (RS 1.044)
- Description of Range and Pasture Plants (RS E-32)
- Know your Grasses (helpful supplement to 4-H Range Pasture Grass ID Project) (B-182)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Land Managers
- Scientists
- Educators Producers and Conservationists.
- Specialties exist in ecosystem sci- ence, wildlife and fisheries, plant and soil science, hydrology, agricultural science and systems, and social economics.
- Rangeland professionals may work closely with landowners on private rangelands and with the public on national forests, grasslands and other public rangeland
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