Recommended Links for Student Research

www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods/01.html
University of Illinois Extension Services- "A Walk in the Woods" is an interesting site for elementary teachers and students. Contains "Walk in the Woods" video clip, nature notes, links and resources for environmental studies

www.canfor.ca/treeschool/
Canadian Forest Products - Tree School has lots of info for students at three different levels as well as resources for teachers, with self-directed student quizzes on forest management at the intermediate and advanced levels, forestry files with BC info, including biology, careers, wood products, etc. Additional info under "Forestry and the Environment" button on the home page.

www.learnforestry.com
Learn Forestry - Great resource for teachers. Okanagan forest education site with teacher resources, lesson plans, teaching units, bibliography lists, forest educators' newsletters, links to industry associations and websites and more!!

www.forest-education.info
Council of Forest Industries - COFI (Northern Operations) Forest Education site with information on careers, videos of mill tours for students, tree ID info, History of Forestry in northern BC and teacher resources.

www.idahoforests.org
Idaho Forest Products - Includes lessons, free materials, tree facts and info on the paper-making process. This site provides kids and teachers with info on wood products, forest health, tree cookies showing the parts of a tree, a forest glossary and links to other resources.

www.ket.org/trips/forest/products.htm
Electronic field trips, career info, a glossary of forest terms and tree product info are some of the topics at the KET site .

www.modelforest.net
Model Forest Network- Lists Model Forests across Canada and the research they do, including projects on the boreal forest, climate change, biodiversity, water, wildlife, etc.

www.discoveryforest.com
Discovery Forest Museum : Find out what you can see and experience at the Duncan Forestry Museum on Vancouver Island about forestry & coastal logging!!

www.camptocommunity.ca/english/index.html
Virtual Museum Site : Great resource- an interactive site on early logging in B.C., including historical photographs of logging camps, workers and communities, interview clips with loggers and retired foresters about their memories, an interactive walk through of an old logging camp, etc.

www.nrcan.gc.ca
www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/kids/index_e.html
Natural Resources Canada - Kids' page with info on Canada 's forests and renewable energy under "For Parents and Teachers" or "Science and Technology" buttons.

www.treecanada.ca
Tree Canada- Under "Kids and Teachers" or "Trees, The Environment and You", access info on provincial arboreal emblems with pictures of the tree, bark and needles for each of the trees, tree ID, tree trivia, tree planting guide and a description of Canada's Forests.

www.canadianforestry.com
Canadian Forestry Association : teacher guides/lesson plans for past and present National Forest Week booklets, eg. Fire, air, endangered species
Also includes info on the parts of a tree, provincial arboreal emblem descriptions and feature articles on nature.

www.realtrees4kids.org
Real Trees For Kids - A tree farming site that includes graded subject material (Gr. 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) with topics such as tree classification, tree species, the life cycle of a tree, etc. Lots of great information for students presented in an interesting format.

www.cppa.org/english/wood/forest.htm
Forest Products Association of Canada - Contains a virtual tour, pulp and paper ed resources, terms, classroom section, etc. Go to map icon on left to find more classroom activities linked to the pulp and paper industry

www.smokeybear.com
Smokey the Bear Fire Prevention site- Information, games and videos for students on fire prevention, fire suppression and wildfires, the fire triangle, fire's affect on ecosystems, etc.

www.kidskonnect.com
A teachers' site with information on numerous topics organized into alphabetical and subject listings. Look under science heading for "trees".

www.domtar.com/arbre/english
" The Wonderful World of Trees" has forest information for teachers and students under topics such as biodiversity, protection, tree ID, and trees through the seasons and includes lessons, puzzles and experiments as well as background information.