The National Stage Contest took place on 24^th of April 2012 at the Technical Forestry High School Bruck / Mur (Styria. In Austria the Contest was organized by the Union of Austrian Foresters and supported by the Ministry of Life. The Contest language was Englisch. The Contest had two parts: 1^st category: list of questions; 2^nd category: short Power point presentation about forest and environment. Participants were the students from 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes - Forestry High School, (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b); 13 students came to the final round. The National Commission decided that winner are:  1. Mr. Johannes Rieder (4b),  Mrs.  Alexandra Russ (3a), 3. Mr. Dietmar Wöls (4b).

The 3 winners will go to Estonia to the International Contest, together with Mrs. Prof. Bettina Gailberger (Member of National Commission and Professor at Technical Forestry High School Bruck an der Mur), Mr. Thomas Baschny (President of National Commission) and Mr. Wolfgang Schweighofer (Vice-president of National Commission).

see also http://old.ypef.eu/willkommen