The Big Picture
While many parks may contain forests, a lot of the forests you may see may owned by individuals and families. Would you like to own a forest? What would you do with a forest if you owned one? What do you think is involved in caring for a forest? How are forests a natural resource?
In this series of activities you will get to learn some of the basics of owning a forest: keeping it healthy, making it strong and recognizing its potential as a renewable natural resource. Unlike many food crops that are renewed every year, a crop of timber sometimes only matures once in a lifetime! Caring for a forest as an investment can be a big job! You will learn some of the basics about caring for a forest as a natural resource.
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Activity: Evaluate a Forest Objective: Map and design a management plan for a small forest transect Science Skills: Evaluate, Infer, Communicate, Problem Solve, Design and Implement Solutions Life Skills: Wise Use of Resources, Communication Preparation Activities: What You Will Need: GPS, pencil, ruler, string, washer, protractor, measuring tape, calculator, colored plastic ribbon, Forest Stewardship Plan Activity: Complete a Forest Stewardship Inventory or a small transect of a local forest. Talk about your findings with the forest owner/manager.
Asking the Right Questions: How do all the elements of an ecosystem contribute in constructing a forest plan? |
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Explore More
Map of Washington State Small Forest Land Owners (pdf)
4-H Forest Stewardship Plan (pdf)
Backyard Forestry (pdf)
Backyard Forest Health in Washington
US Forest Service: Citizen Scientists
Washington DNR Forest Practices
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Washington Farm Forestry Association
Arbor Day Foundation: Back Yard Woods
It's All Connected
Herman Miller 4-H Park
Meridian, North Bellingham
Mick Blakely hayniecreek@peoplepc.com
Tom Westergreen – local forest owner
Sumas/Everson 966-3605 tomwestergreen@hotmail.com
Bob Barker local forest owner
Deming rbarker921@gmail.com
Jack Hovde local forest owner
South Lake Whatcom / Bellingham
734-1844 lenhov@comcast.net
Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt local forest owner
Acme 595-2512
Interested in helping youth learn about this Natural Resource? Contact your 4-H Educator to be considered as an educational resource!
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