2009 Northwest Wisconsin Land Judging Competition

The  2009 Northwest Regional Wisconsin Land Judging Contest on October 15, included teams from Polk, Burnett and Washburn County schools.

The students review four soil pits and evaluate soil properties, estimate slope, rank land classes, and recommend conservation practices in the contest. The “Soil Study and Land Evaluation Handbook” is used for judging.

For more information, please contact Keith Zygowicz at keith.zygowicz@wi.usda.gov

 

Top 3 Teams

1st Unity School  809	(click photos to enlarge)
2nd Shell Lake  803
3rd  Unity School 2 760

Top Individual Contestants

Top individuals from left to right are:

1st place KALVIN ZYGOWICZ- Unity High School-296
2nd MITCHELL JOHNSTON- Unity High School-281 (not in photo)
3rd PAIGE KLASSA- Shell Lake High School-279
4th REID BINFET- Unity High School- 273
5th JACKE BROWN- Shell Lake High School-270
6th TOM HELSTERN- Shell Lake High School-269
7th JEREMY FRANKO- Clear Lake High School-268
8th KAINA ZYGOWICZ- Unity High School- 263

 

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