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Title: Forestry Education Kit
Description of Resource:

This hands-on education kit is packed with teaching aids including tree scale/cruising sticks, Forest Trees of Wisconsin booklets, diameter tapes, clinometers, tree identification cards, and more.

Author/Producer: LEAF - The Wisconsin K-12 Forestry Education Program
Topic Areas Covered: The kit provides tools to facilitate the teaching of tree identification and management, plot investigations, and navigation.
Type of Resource: Traveling education kit
For Grade Levels: High-school (10-12) and junior high (7-9)
Publication Dates:  
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Cost: Free
Is It Available for Loan: Yes
Is Training Necessary: Yes - kit comes with teaching kit that includes instructional DVDs and user guides
Language: English
Educational or Informational: Educational
Recommended Enhancements to Accompany This Resource: Project Learning Tree lesson plans, Forest Products Education Kit
Geographic Location  
Notes:  
F.R.E.E. Network's Evaluation Criteria: A B C
To Order This Resource Contact: LEAF
Address:

800 Reserve St.

Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
College of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

  Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 346-4956
Fax: (715) 346-3025
E-Mail: leaf@uwsp.edu
URL: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/educators/forestryedkits.aspx

Our Message and Evaluation Criteria:

A

Everything is made from natural resources and natural resources must come from somewhere.

B

The gathering and processing of all natural resources have environmental impacts.

C

Responsible production and use of wood - a renewable resource - is environmentally sound.