Forestry Teacher Resources

This site contains information on many of the issues the State of Nevada is dealing with today: Environmental Protection, Forestry, Natural Heritage, State Lands, State Parks, Water Resources, Wildlife, Wild Horses, and more.

Description of training program offered by the State of Maryland to its loggers to develop professional skills. The detailed explanations of training sections offer a good picture of the career area.

Outlines information on the mountain pine beetle and what it is doing to the forests in British Columbia.

This comprehensive research guide is designed for students or those interested in the ecology, agriculture, or forestry of the world.

Provides links to sites such as forestry, population, management, diversity, and fire. There are lesson plans, tours and educational links for teachers.

This site has a biography of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902 CE), the famous Nebraskan and successful farmer. He taught people about modern techniques of farming and forestry and went on to be the founder of Arbor Day.

Look globally at the rising population and understand the impact on the environment, water supply, forestry, and biodiversity through the article and its supporting resources.

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.

Aligned with National Science Education Standards, this article details the goals and processes of agroforestry. Agroforestry is a system of growing trees among areas populated by crops or livestock in an effort to maintain and encourage...

States policies on reforestation due to deforestation practices of the past century. Mentions negative ecological effects of poor timber cutting practices in the United States, and focuses on changing public opinion regarding timber...

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...

This comprehensive Grade 7 Science unit has three chapters on forest ecosystems, natural cycles in a forest, and human interactions with a forest. Each chapter has experiments, activities and questions complete with answers. There are...

This resource provides materials for teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or tutorial). Site is focused on earth science, geography, and...

The Bytown Museum looks at the culture, history, and the economic impact that the timber trade had on the growth and development of the City of Ottawa.

The Royal British Columbia Museum discuss the rise and boom of the Douglas Fir Plywood industry. An abstract of the written paper is provided followed by the actual essay.

Nicaragua's natural resources are being threatened by its advancing agricultural frontier. Read what's being done about it at this site.

Timmins, Ontario, is located in the Canadian Shield in Northern Ontario. Timmin's economy depends on forestry and mining. It is known as "The City with the Heart of God" due to the many exploration companies working in the area. Links...

Pocosins are naturally occurring freshwater evergreen shrub bogs or wetlands of the southeastern coastal plains. In 1962 pocosins still covered nearly 2.25 million acres in North Carolina-accounting for almost three-quarters of the...

Environmental Education for Kids offers step-by-step procedures to measure trees. Designed for Wisconsin's Champion Trees, these guidelines can be adopted for use in any state or area.

Site chronicles Wisconsin's Evergreen and Conifer trees. There are descriptions of the various tree types. Additionally, site details the uses of these trees in nature. Ideal for grades 4-8.

This site has Smokey Bear's Seven Campfire Safety Tips. These tips will help you when you are out camping.

In this outdoor/indoor instructional activity, the students will study Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen and make their own ABC book based on their observation skills used in the school forest.

Find current information about visiting the White Mountains at this resource. Be sure to click on Environmental Assessments for more clinical information and Notes from a Naturalist for general information about the mountain environment.

You must scroll down to the section titled "The Early Church and the Day-Age Theory" to begin specific reading on St. Augustine's interpretation of Genesis 1; however, the information leading up to it is valuable as well. Provides...