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Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: Introduction to Sustainable Forestry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students interact with Google Earth to identify forests that have been logged selectively versus those that have not. They also learn how to distinguish the appearance of forestry methods in satellite images.
Lesson Plan
Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: Introduction to Sustainable Forestry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students use an interactive with Google Earth to identify forests that have been logged selectively with those that have not. For an outdoor activity students create acomprehensive list of all the tree species in their...
Lesson Plan
Other

Manitoba Model Forest Network: Sustainable Forest Management (Grade 11) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This 167-page Science unit on forest management looks at the different ways humans have managed Manitoba forests throughout history. It explains the ways we harvest our forests, the products they provide us with, and what the future...
Interactive
Other

Upm Forest Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive tutorial examines sustainable forestry. Topics included are economic, social, and environmental issues.
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Canada's Boreal Forest

For Students 6th - 8th
A look at Canada's Boreal Forest ecosystem. One of the largest ecosystems in the world, it provides abundant fresh water for North America and is home to many species of wildlife, for example, wolves and caribou. There is also discussion...