Welcome to YPEF mini contest
FOREST QUIZ

We inform, that the deadline for sending answers to the 4th question in FOREST QUIZ has been prolonged until 28th of February. We encourage all students to take part and send answers.

The minicontest FOREST QUIZ continues.
 If you are less than 20 years old and you are a student  of any kind of school from any European country and you are a fan of YPEF on Facebook, this mini contest is for you!

QUESTION no. 4

 Dear participants, we prolonged the time for sending answers until 28th of February!

Now we publish the fourth question – this time asked by Mrs. Andreia Avila representing FORESTIS organization from Portugal – the host of this year’s European Final of YPEF contest

please find below the text of the question asked by Mrs. Avila.


In Portugal the forest area with Castanea sativa has more representativeness in the North, particularly in Trás-os-Montes region. Today sweet chestnuts assume the role of ex-libris tree of the local landscape. This prominence is given by the visual grander of the sweet chestnuts stands and also of the isolated individuals which by is rusticity take a patrimonial and landscape value. The longevity of this tree it’s one of the most markable proprieties being able to live for thousands of years. We have so notable sweet chestnuts in our country, extraordinary for its size, age and rarity.

The areas for timber production in our country are called ‘Castinçais’, while the areas, essentially producing fruit are called ‘Soutos’. In Portugal, most of the area with Castanea sativa is occupied by ‘Soutos’. They are a source of quality wood and abundant production of fruit.

Its fruit is the main dry fruit produced in Portugal.

So I have the questions for you:
1. What is the name of the Castanea sativa fruit?
2. What is it used for?
3. Sweet chestnuts are a source of quality wood for what industries?


We are waiting for your answers (please send them to office@ypef.eu) until 22^nd of February 2013. Then from all correct answers the contest commission will draw three, which will be rewarded.

You can find the detailed rules of the mini contest here:

RULES OF THE CONTEST FOREST QUIZ

We wish you all good luck!

We finished the third question in the minicontest.

For more information please watch the short film of Prof. Dudek.

The rewarded answers:
1. Iwona Jechanowska 
       school: ZSP Kadzidło
   
 2. Jakub Jechanowski 
       school: ZSP Kadzidło

3. Leszek Hoszowski  
      school: LO w Siewierzu

We finished the second question in the minicontest.

For more information please watch the short film of Prof. Dudek.

The rewarded answers:
1. Klaudia Zielińska  
       school: Gimnazjum nr 6 im. Polskich Olimpijczyków
       os. Pawlikowskiego
   
 2. Patrycja Zawierucha  
       school: Gimnazjum nr 6 im. Polskich Olimpijczyków
       os. Pawlikowskiego

    3.Artur Radomski   
      school: Szkoła w Ściechowie

Soon we will publish here the third question – this time asked by Mrs. Egle Makeviciene from Lithuanian State Forests.

We already finished the first question in the minicontest. We already know the winners – more information in the below short film by professor Albert Dudek.


 

The best answer:

Leszek Hoszowski
school: High school the name of Jan Paweł II in Siewierz
Teacher: mgr Anna Kieller-Bańka
 

Additional prizes:

1. Szymon Fiedler
school: Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Ekonomicznych in Lubsko
Teacher: Gabriela Fiedler

2. Aleksandra Giedrowicz
school: Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Ekonomicznych in Lubsko

3. Wiktoria Jędrys
school: Gimnazjum nr 6 im. Polskich Olimpijczyków in Żory

Congratulations!