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yes
for ornithology, we used peterson as a field guide
but we used the pictures of nwf for flashcards at the beginning

and i think the pictures are helpful

and i wouldn't use sibley for forestry, in particular
ive peeked at it and when comparing forestry sibley to foresty nwf, i like photographs better for trees
and nwf's photographs are pretty good, mind you

Does anyone know any good forestry guides? The ones I found at the library weren't very helpful.

Flavorflav wrote:

Cheesy Pie wrote:Is this event only on modern-day trees or on prehistoric trees? Like, will trees that aren't found anymore but did exist be on the test, or will only currently living trees be on the tests?

No one can answer this with complete assurance until the rules are official, but in the past the ID events have never included extinct species as far as I can recall.

A belated thank-you, Flavorflav. I was wondering because my Fossils field guide has a section on plants, which included trees (mostly extinct).

fossilgirl13 wrote:Does anyone know any good forestry guides? The ones I found at the library weren't very helpful.

i think Audubon field guides for information
but for good pictures, i would recommend NWF

(i don't think that for forestry, drawings would be helpful...i prefer pictures)

I think use 2: one exclusively to study during practice, one to also use at competition.
And try finding previous tests; they can be really helpful.

tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:

fossilgirl13 wrote:Does anyone know any good forestry guides? The ones I found at the library weren't very helpful.

i think Audubon field guides for information
but for good pictures, i would recommend NWF

(i don't think that for forestry, drawings would be helpful...i prefer pictures)

I like pictures, too, so I guess I'll use the NWF. Thanks!

I actually would prefer drawings, simply because photographs can be really messed up, like in the Audubon Guides, where one pinecone might be shown from a very close up angle, and another shows 5 or so pinecones from farther away. A good field guide would need consistency in how it portrays specimens, and this is more easily accomplished with pictures.

I think I'm going to get two guides as recommended by Cheesy Pie. Besides NWF, I'm going to get one for supplementary info. Which do you think is better for information, Sibley, or Audobon?

audubon
(look at my post before)

and maybe getting info off a trusted website for each species or getting them off an encyclopedia would be good

http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Nort ... 297&sr=1-3

Hey everyone, I've just made the first Forestry practice test on the 2012 Test Exchange. It's based on the 2004 list.