Forestry students group shot

The talented students at the Environmental Conservation & Forestry program at the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center had another strong showing at the New York State Conservation Competition.

The 2023 edition of the competition was held on May 18, 2023 at SUNY Cobleskill and included a total of close to 400 students from 12 different BOCES conservation and forestry programs from across New York State.  

BOCES students from the Sackett Center won a total of six 1st place trophies, three 2nd place trophies, four 3rd Place trophies, and multiple 4th and 5th place trophies.

First place winners received a $1,000 annual scholarship to SUNY Cobleskill.

The official results for Sackett Technical Center students are below:

1st Place Trophies

Tree Identification - Paige Roggie (Beaver River, JR)

Tree Scaling - Sean Miller (Lowville, SR)

Log Scaling - Zachary Miller (Adirondack, SR)

Jack-n-Jill 2 Person Crosscut Saw - Austin Hungerford (South Lewis, JR) and Jessica Reed (Beaver River, JR)

1 Person Mens PulpThrow for Distance - Dylan Barber (Lowville, SR)

Firebuild - Paige Roggie and Giovanni Foster (Adirondack, JR)

 

2nd Place Trophy

Compass and Pace - Damien Offen (Carthage, JR)

Fish and Wildlife Identification - Paige Roggie

Female Bow Saw - Jessica Reed

 

3rd Place Trophy

Log Scaling - Brayden Monnat (Beaver River, JR)

Mens Bow Saw - Brayden Monnat

Jack-n-Jill 2 Person Crosscut Saw - Shyainne Davoy (Beaver River, SR) and Sean Miller

Mens 4 Person Team Pulp Throw - Dominic Roes (Beaver River, JR), Tracy Snyder (Lowville, JR), Damien Offen and Brayden Monnat

Jack-n-Jill Crosscut Saw - Jessica Reed and Austin Hungerford

Jack-n-Jill Crosscut Saw - Jessica Reed and Austin Hungerford

Mens Bow saw - Brayden Monnat

Mens Bow Saw - Brayden Monnat

 Mens Pulp Throw - Dominic Roes and Tracy Snyder

Mens Pulp Throw - Dominic Roes and Tracy Snyder

Mens Pulp Throw - Dominic Roes and Tracy Snyder

Skidder Operation - Jessica Reed

Skidsteer Operation - Dylan Barber and Jesse Jones 1 copy

Skidsteer Operation - Dylan Barber and Jesse Jones 1 copy

Skidsteer Operation - Dylan Barber and Jesse Jones

Tree Felling - Shyainne Davoy

Tree Felling - Shyainne Davoy

Fire Build - Gio Foster and Paige Roggie

Fire Build - Gio Foster and Paige Roggie