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| Title: |
USDA Forest Service: Urban Forestry Lab Exercises |
| Description of Resource: |
An urban forestry hands-on activity guide
designed to help students gather and analyze data related to forests.
The guide has five areas of activities: 1. Tree identification and
inventory, 2. Characteristics of the trees, 3. Soil conditions for
trees, 4. Conditions of the trees, and 5. Tree care and planting.
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| Author/Producer: |
USDA Forest Service, North-Eastern Area - Gary Kupkowski, et al. |
| Topic Areas Covered: |
Urban forests, tree anatomy, soils |
| Type of Resource: |
Curriculum |
| For Grade Levels: |
K-12 |
| Publication Dates: |
1998, updated 2004 |
| Length: |
31 pages |
| Cost: |
Free (pdf download) |
| Is It Available for Loan: |
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| Is Training Necessary: |
No |
| Language: |
English |
| Educational or Informational: |
Educational |
| Recommended Enhancements to Accompany This Resource: |
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| Geographic Location |
All U.S. |
| Notes: |
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| F.R.E.E. Network's Evaluation Criteria: |
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| To Order This Resource Contact: |
USDA Forest Service
Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry |
| Address: |
11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200
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Newtown Square, PA 19073 |
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(610) 557-4017 |
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| URL: |
http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/982 |
Our Message and Evaluation Criteria:
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Everything is made from natural resources and natural resources
must come from somewhere.
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The gathering and processing of all natural resources have environmental
impacts.
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Responsible production and use of wood - a renewable resource -
is environmentally sound.
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