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Canadian Forestry Association National Forest Week 2005: “Canada's Forests and Wetlands: Our Natural Water Filters”

Canada's forests play a vital role in maintaining and protecting our freshwater resources so that effective policies and management practices for our forests and wetlands are key. Much of the management and renewal is handled by professional foresters and everyday people. This kit is intended to assist educators as they broaden young Canadians' knowledge of forest, wetland and water issues and also increase their awareness of how various groups and individuals inside and outside Canada view the related issues.

Activities included in the kit provide students with many opportunities to analyze the issues for themselves. The kit can be used at all age levels in every classroom, from special needs to gifted to ESL. It is also suitable for a variety of subject areas, such as Science, World Issues, Geography and Civics to Visual Arts, English and Drama. The kit also contains an exciting poster promoting Canada's Boreal Forest, the theme of this year's National Forest Week.

To order copies of the latest kit and others in the series, visit the Canadian Forestry Association Web site www.canadianforestry.com and click on Forest Education.

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