DATE: 1/11/03
CONTACT: Richard D. Willey (864) 656-3090
EDITOR: Susan Bedingfield, (864) 656-3876; sbeding@clemson.edu

Winners of 2002 FACE program announced

CLEMSON -- Winners of the 2002 Clemson Extension Food and Cover Establishment (FACE) for Wildlife have been announced.

More than 170 4-H'ers represented almost half of the state's 46 counties participated in the 2002 program. The program is designed to teach the principles of wildlife management through the planting of food plots and observing conditions and events surrounding the project.

Each contestant is provided instructions, a sample record book and a five-pound bag of seed. The 4-H'ers are responsible for preparing and planting their wildlife food plots and required to keep a record of plot growth and wildlife visitation.

State wildlife department biologists and technicians judge the wildlife food plot and record book at the end of the growing season. Contestants are not eligible for awards without preparing a record book.

Quail Unlimited distributed a total of $795 in cash awards to state and regional winners. County winners in the upper age category received subscriptions to "Quail Unlimited Magazine." All county winners were awarded subscriptions to "South Carolina Wildlife
Magazine."

Winners in the 5 to 8 year old category are:
State:
· Joshua Mason, Pineland; $50, Low Country Chapter of
Quail Unlimited.
Region:
· Coastal Plain: Joshua Mason, first; Jacob Barnes,
second.
· Midlands: Nigel Roman, first; Joshua Livingston, second.
· Upstate: Makaylah Plemmons, first; Allison Fleming,
second.
County:
· Joshua Livingston Aiken.
· Allison Fleming Abbeville.
· Bonnie Miller Bamberg.
· Makaylah Plemmons Chester.
· Jacob Barnes Colleton.
· Joshua Mason Hampton.
· Jessica Williams Oconee.
· John Cuttino Orangeburg.
· Nigel Roman Sumter.
· Caleb Sims Laurens.
Winners in the 9 to 13 year old category are:
State:
· Briana Horne, Fort Lawn; $100, Three Rivers Chapter of
  Quail Unlimited.
Region:
· Coastal Plain: Scott Truett, first; Laura Miller, second
· Midlands: Ben Brigman, first; Emily Reed, second
· Upstate: Briana Horne, first; Rachel Gilchrist, second
County:
· Emily Reed Aiken.
· Joe Oswald Allendale.
· Martin Acevedo Anderson.
· Anona Miller Bamberg.
· Walter Lion Beaufort.
· Laura Miller Berkeley.
· Briana Horne Chester.
· Ben Brigman Chesterfield.
· Jamie York Clarendon.
· Scott Truett Florence.
· Curt Berry Saluda.
· James Williams Sumter.
· Jimmy Simms Laurens.
Winners in the 14 to 19-year-old category are:
State:
· Will Martin, Anderson; $150 from Chuck Sitka of the
Upper Savannah Chapter of Quail Unlimited and a $500
scholarship from Rick Willey, 4-H natural resource
specialist, Clemson University Extension Service.
Regional:
· Coastal Plain: Brady Peele, first; Martha Miller,
second.
· Midlands: Latonya Williams, first; Edward Kyser, second.
· Upstate: Will Martin, first; Rus Thomson, second.
  C ounty:
· Edward Kyser Aiken.
· Will Martin Anderson.
· Martha Miller Berkeley.
· Rus Thomson Chester.
· Brady Peele - Dorchester.
· David Edson Pickens.
· Latonya Williams Sumter.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and Quail Unlimited jointly sponsored the program.

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