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SEPTEMBER 2007 ALABAMA FARMERS AND CONSUMERS BULLETIN PAGE 7
4-H'ers Earn National Championship
The Coosa County
4-H Wildlife Team represented
Alabama at the
National 4-H Wildlife
Habitat Evaluation Invitational
in Cedar City,
Utah on July 25-29, 2007.
They returned home as
National Champions.
They were followed in
the competition by the
home team from Utah
in second place, and
Texas in third place.
Nineteen states were
represented and all the
teams were already state
champions.
Team members
included Anna Vines,
Elijah Phillips, Samuel
Cordner and Treavor
Abrams and were
coached by County Extension
Coordinator, Roger Vines and
Kristy Abrams. Anna Vines was
the overall high scoring individual,
Elijah Phillips placed fourth
and Samuel Cordner came in at
9th overall. The fourth member,
Treavor Abrams, also did well
but placed out of the top ten.
"The competition was very
challenging. Our team members
had to study really hard to learn
an entirely new habitat that was
so very different from Alabama.
The competition site was on
land dominated by high desert
sagebrush and rugged mountains.
The Utah and Texas teams,
which placed second and third
had the advantage of being on
familiar ground, so that made me
especially proud of our Alabama
team members who still came
out on top" stated Vines. "I have
been coaching this team since
they were in the fourth grade
and so it's great to see them
reach this long sought after
goal."
Pictured from left to right are Roger Vines, coach; Treavor Abrams, Anna Vines, Samuel
Cornder (in back), and Elijah Phillips. Chaperone Kristy Abrams, not pictured.
The teams competed in several
different events, including aerial
photo interpretation, wildlife
foods, wildlife habitat management
practices, a written rural
wildlife plan, and a written urban
wildlife plan. As always the scores
were very close, but Alabama won
with a 10 point margin over the
second place Utah team. This victory
marks the tenth time, Coosa
County 4-H has had a team participate
in the national wildlife event.
During the compettion the
4-H’ers made new friends from
all across the country and learned
about the plants and animals of
the American West. But just as
important, they learned about
commitment to a goal, the value
of hard work, and how to support
their team mates. The 4-
H'ers also learned to appreciate
the support of their community,
since over $2,700 was raised
locally to support the team on
their trip.
The 4-H Wildlife Habitat
Evaluation Program, commonly
known as WHEP, is an educational
program of the
Cooperative Extension System to
teach youth about the value and
principles involved in managing
wildlife resources. It started as a
state 4-H program in Tennessee
and has grown to a nation-wide
event. Participants must first win
their state competition to earn
the chance to compete nationally.
A rule is in place that allows
teams to only participate in one
national WHEP, so each state
winning team only gets "one
shot" at winning the national.
The contest also moves to a different
host state each year, so the
contest has been held all over the
country through the years. Next
year, the event will held in
Oklahoma. The National WHEP
is sponsored by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and International
Paper.
For more inforamtion please
contact Roger Vines by e-mail at
vinesrc@auburn.edu or call 256/
377-4713.
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UPCOMING AG EVENTS
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• September 1 & 15 - Alabama Goat Auction at 15125 AL Hwy 168 in
Boaz at 10:00 a.m. For more information contact David G. Sumners at
256/878-0739.
• September 1, 15 & 29 - East Alabama Goat & Poultry Auction at
1006 Co Rd 474 in Woodland at noon. For more information contact
Phil Stewart (home) 256/449-6376 or (cell) 404/535-9713.
• September 1, 15 & 29 - (4 p.m.) & September 8 & 22 (noon) - Clay
Co. Goat & Poultry Auction at 748 Co Rd 91 in Goodwater. For more
information call Richard Askew 256/839-6824.
• September 8 & 22 - Southeast Alabama Goat & Poultry Auction
at 1752 Co Rd 43 in Clayton at 10:00 a.m. For more information call
Rodney Hurst at 334/695-2438 or 334/775-7170.
• September 9 & 10 - ABRA, P.A.C. approved open horse show with
Halter, Western, English Pleasure, Walk/Trot & Green Horse classes.
For more information call Paula at 229/776-0544.
• September 11 - "Making Cows out of Heifers" workshop will be
held at the USDA Service Center Building at 155 Reform Street in
Carrollton. The workshop will provide information about selection
and development of a heifer from birth until she produces her first
calf. For more information contact Sam Wiggins at 205/367-8148.
• September 22 - Southeastern Horse Breeders Association 2007
Production Quarter Horse sale at Cullman Stockyards at noon. 100
head of reg. quality Quarter Horses available. For more information
log onto www.southeasternhorsebreeders.com or call 205/221-5257.
• October 20-21 - Southeastern Foxtrotter Fall Show will be held at T.
Ed Garrison Arena in Clemson, SC. For more information contact
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• October 20 - Peinhardt Farm/Old Time Logging/Woodworking
Day will be held in Cullman from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information
call 256/734-0850 or email bjohn781@aol.com.
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