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TBA Agriscience/Natural Resources Program Information
Our FFA Chapter prepares students with leadership and job skills. Our awards include:
1 National Gold Award-National FFA Floriculture Skills Contest
3 National Silver Awards-National FFA Floriculture Skills Contests
10 State Gold Awards-State FFA Floriculture Skills Contests
7 State Gold Awards-State FFA Landscape/Nursery Skills Contests
4 State Gold Awards-State FFA Greenhouse Skills Contest
Numerous Regional Gold Awards in Demonstration, Public Speaking, and Job Interview  Contests
The Agriscience/Natural Resources class is involved in FFA. Our chapter participates in many community projects and members compete in skills contests.
 





Community Involvement

Over the years the TBA Agriscience/Natural Resources program has been involved in many Community Service Projects including:

• Earth Day activities with local elementary schools
• Planting over 500 trees along the TART trail and
  around the Traverse City area
• Developing trails in the Reffitt Nature Reserve and
  the Boardman River Project
• Landscaping Mill Creek Elementary School, Elk
  Rapids High School, and Cherry Knoll
  Elementary
• Growing the bedding plants for the city of Traverse
  City for many years
• Landscaping many nonprofit agencies in Traverse City
• Donating plants and flowers to medical care facilities every year
• Helping with restoration of land to native species for Grand Traverse Land Conservancy
• Participating in Water Watch and Stream Search
• Growing plants for Open Space garden (2004)
 
Business Advisors
 Dan Busby, GT County Soil Conservation
Bruce Tree Movers
Wally Chappel, GT County Soil Conservation
Lew Coulter, GT County Soil Conservation
Charlie Coy, TBACTC Maintenance
Roberta Dow, Groundwater Stewards
Duke Elsner, MSU Extension Office
Chris Griffin, Global Environmental
Mark Johnson, Chateau Chantel
Sandy Joslin, Klumpp Flower & Garden
Tom Kelly, Inland Seas Education
Bill Klein, MSU NW MI Hort Research Station
Kelly Lemcool, Parent
Megan Lemcool, Student		 Colleen Masterson, Great Lakes Water St.
Melvin Matchett, MSU, Retired
Brian McDenel, Traverse Outdoor
Patrick McGuire, Royal Farm Market, Inc.
Bev Mills, TBACTC
Mike Morris, Breeze Hill Greenhouse
Kathy Neer, Plant Haus
John Nelson, Watershed Center
Andy Norman, MSU Cooperative Extension
Jeanine Rubert, Pine Hill Village Garden
Traver Teboe, Teboe's Greenhouse
Tom Travato, Weaver House of Flowers
Mara Turner, Parent
Kris Wendland, TBACTC
Tom Wessels, TBAISD
Students learn floral design and retail shop management. Throughout the school year they fill orders for special occasions, proms, and holidays.

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