Poster Session II
Project Type
Poster
Project Funding and Affiliations
NA
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
Dr. Beth Dodson
Faculty Mentor’s Department
College of Forestry and Conservation
Additional Mentor
Eric Hoberg, flyfish9wt@yahoo.com
Abstract / Artist's Statement
My project is focused on the history of the University of Montana Woodsman Team. I have been a competitor on the Team for three years and throughout that time I have heard murmurs of our history but have never seen any in-depth information about our existence at the school. My goal with this project is to create an easily accessible way for current team members and alumni to learn about the Woodsman Team’s place on campus as well as in the Missoula and greater timbersports community. The outcome of this project will be a short book that includes sections on the Association of Western Forestry Clubs (AWFC), the events we compete in, and timbersports in general. The information included in the text will be gathered from online sources, the Mansfield Archives, newspaper articles, AWFC documents, and personal correspondences to include informative write-ups, personal anecdotes, photographs, and diagrams. The book will focus on the University of Montana’s Team specifically in relation to the overall collegiate and professional world of timbersports and will dive into our role in the formation, development, and growth of the sport as a whole. Ideally, this book will be finished before our home competition, the Missoula Pro-Am, at the end of April. This book will be my love letter to the team that has introduced me to an amazing community of strong and kind competitors, pushed me through adversity, given me lifelong friendships, and helped me make some of my favorite memories.
Category
Humanities
All Teeth No Rakers: The Legacy of Timbersports at the University of Montana
UC South Ballroom
My project is focused on the history of the University of Montana Woodsman Team. I have been a competitor on the Team for three years and throughout that time I have heard murmurs of our history but have never seen any in-depth information about our existence at the school. My goal with this project is to create an easily accessible way for current team members and alumni to learn about the Woodsman Team’s place on campus as well as in the Missoula and greater timbersports community. The outcome of this project will be a short book that includes sections on the Association of Western Forestry Clubs (AWFC), the events we compete in, and timbersports in general. The information included in the text will be gathered from online sources, the Mansfield Archives, newspaper articles, AWFC documents, and personal correspondences to include informative write-ups, personal anecdotes, photographs, and diagrams. The book will focus on the University of Montana’s Team specifically in relation to the overall collegiate and professional world of timbersports and will dive into our role in the formation, development, and growth of the sport as a whole. Ideally, this book will be finished before our home competition, the Missoula Pro-Am, at the end of April. This book will be my love letter to the team that has introduced me to an amazing community of strong and kind competitors, pushed me through adversity, given me lifelong friendships, and helped me make some of my favorite memories.