Lexi Warren, a freshman at Highland-Craigmont School in Craigmont, is focused on the task at hand as she wraps a tape measure around a tree at the cruising station Thursday during the Idaho State Forestry Contest.
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026 1:09 a.m.
Students compete in 43rd annual Idaho State Forestry Contest
Students compete in 43rd annual Idaho State Forestry Contest
How tall is that tree? What is making that other tree sick? How the heck do you read a paper map? All these questions and more were explored Thursday as 225 fifth-through-12th grade students from across the Gem State participated in the 2026 Idaho State Forestry Contest at Farragut State Park.