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Forest Activity: Forest Layers
Students examine the forest layers and types of forests. They explore a website, read content on forest layers and the effects of environmental conditions, sumarize the characteristics of a forest type and present the information to the...
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E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Forest Preservation
Learn about the different kinds of forests, how forests are structured, their importance, deforestation and its impact, forest degradation, and what individuals can do to protect forests.
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University of Vermont: Rocky Mountain Forests
Contains brief descriptions of tree species which can be found at various elevational gradients: Subalpine, Montane, Woodland Zone, and Black Hills. These same types of forests would have greeted early settlers to the area.