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\nSustainable Forestry\n

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\nHigh schoolers evaluate a forest for timber harvest and discuss potential impacts of logging. In this sustainable forestry lesson, they work in groups in a forested plot to choose trees to cut based on species and stem diameter and then...\n
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\n\"Forest\n\n
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\nForest Sustainability\n

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\nHigh schoolers study major forests and their history. They see what sustainable forestry and silviculture is and discuss the topics on the attached worksheet.\n
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\nWhere the City Meets the Tree: Urban Forestry\n

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\nDefine the term \"urban forestry\"; discuss several problems facing urban forests today and both government and public efforts centered on developing and maintaining sustainable urban forests. Develop a feasible action plan for alternative...\n
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\nThe Sustainable Forest\n

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\nAs part of their examination of forest ecosystems, class members examine how foresters, biologists, botanists, geologists, and hydrologists work to together to develop a management plan for sustainable forests.\n
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\nThe Community Forest\n

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\nFourth graders plant a tree. In this sustainable forestry lesson, 4th graders define community forest and brainstorm a location to plant a new tree on the school grounds. Students learn how to plant a tree and discuss choosing an...\n
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\nSustainable Forestry\n

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\nPupils explore sustainable forestry and its practices. They take a pretest and discuss concerns of sustainable forestry. Working in groups, they prepare questions to interview one anohter about their views of sustainable forestry.\n
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\n\"Forest\n\n
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\nForest Management Techniques\n

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\nStudents work as a group to determine a management plan for an imaginary forest. In this forestry lesson, students discuss timber management techniques and develop a list of pros and cons for the techniques. They develop a management...\n
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\n\"Clearcutting:\n\n
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\nClearcutting: Sustainable Forestry?\n

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\nLearners explore the conflicts between the economy and the environment by focusing on forest management in Maine. They read pamphlets on siliviculture and clear-cutting as well as those by environmental groups then conduct a debate on...\n
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\nMake it Healthier by Cutting it Down?\n

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\nFifth graders discuss sustainable forestry. In this forestry lesson, 5th graders discuss how healthy forests need to have dead, diseased and lower quality trees cut down and harvested. They visit a local forest and identify these 3 types...\n
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\nForestry Background\n

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\nIn this environment activity, students read the background information of forestry and focus upon harvesting and forest management.\n
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\nUsing Logos and Mission Statements to Communicate Sustainable Forestry Information\n

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\nYoung scholars survey forestry foundations to see how they represent important information into their logos and mission statements. In this forestry lesson plan, students use the information to better understand visual representations...\n
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\nFrom Trees to Paper\n

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\nSixth graders investigate logging and the process of paper making.  In this forestry lesson, 6th graders analyze pictures of trees being processed into the paper they use everyday.  Students solve and create math problems based...\n
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\nBringing Forestry into the Classroom\n

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\nHere are ways to incorporate science, math, and language arts while learning more about the forests that sustain us.\n
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\nTree Products Scavenger Hunt\n

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\nSixth graders explore how everyday items come from the forest.  In this tree products instructional activity students create an advertisement for one product that comes from the forest. \n
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\nCanada's Forests and Resource Management\n

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\nStudents are introduced to the Canadian forest industry so that they may assess the economic and environmental sustainability of the industry.\n
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\nCareer Connections | Natural Science Manager\n

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\nMany careers are available in the area of natural sciences. A short video focuses on the work done by forest service rangers who work at keeping forests healthy.\n
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\nWood You Believe: Wood Products\n

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\nIn this wood products lesson, students walk to a forest near their school where they sit by themselves for a few minutes and quietly observe their surroundings. Students brainstorm wood or wood by products, discuss everything we get from...\n
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\nWhy Are Thinning Trees Important?\n

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\nStudents investigate thinning trees and why they are important to the forest.  In this sustainable environment lesson plan, students role-play as if they are trees in the forest and simulate the overcrowding and inability to move...\n
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\nTimber Harvesting: A Civic Debate, Day 1\n

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\nEighth graders develop an understanding of the strategies used in the sustainability of forests.  In this timber harvesting lesson students identify and analyze the importance of forests and their management techniques. \n
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\nTimber Harvesting: A Civic Debate\n

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\nEighth graders analyze and identify the importance of our forests and how to manage them properly.  In this tree instructional activity students read forestry material and come up with different alternatives to the identified...\n
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\nWhat's in a Name\n

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\nHigh schoolers compare two products and determine which is a better choice in terms of certain parameters. In this forestry lesson, learners calculate the price of two different toothpick products. They decide which of the two is a...\n
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\nSelecting the Best Material to Use While Solving Technological Problems\n

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\nStudents examine natural resources and discuss their pros and cons.  In this sustainable environment instructional activity, students describe reasons to use specific resources when faced with different problems, specifically why...\n
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\nRain Forests: Sustainable Use\n

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\nStudents discuss their opinion on a teacher given scenario. In this chemistry lesson, students research the value of rainforests. They relate these ideas to current forestry practices.\n
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\nDriving Forces Forestry In Canada\n

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\nStudents discuss the natural and economic impact of forests and forestry. Using given statistics they construct different types of graphs in which they make observations and draw conclusions.\n
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