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Teacher’s Lounge
Online Resources
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Inside Education Inside Education is a nonprofit society that provides natural resources and environment education focused on forests, water, energy and related topics.
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BC Tree Book The site includes information on tree parts, ecosystems and keys for identifying tree species.
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Entertainment with Paper List of 'fun with paper' web sites: paper planes, origami, magic tricks, etc.
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Forest Education B.C. Environmental education magazine, student polls, activities, classroom lessons - free and for purchase.
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Naturallywood.com Web casts, statistics, virtual tours, photo gallery, forest terms, listings for real tours, free forest stuff, experts and kids games.
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Idaho Forest Products Commission Activities for kids and information including bugs, tree cookies, teaching resources and 'ask a forester' sections.
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Oregon Museum Science and Industry Forest Puzzles Grade 3-8. Educational toolbox to use alone or with the museum's Forest Puzzles exhibit. Forest: cycles, management and product areas.
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Project Learning Tree Supplement to the PLT environmental education program (K-12). Site includes newsletter, update on workshops and curriculum projects, and an educator on-line exchange.
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Smokey the Bear Preventing forest fires: games, rock video, smokey the bear profile, colouring, story maker and more.
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Tree Canada Foundation Greening school grounds program information and application form. Tree planting guide.
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Canadian Forests Internet guide to all the internet sites of the federal and provincial governments, the forest industries, service and supply companies, associations and NGOs, consultants, education and research, forestry news, employment opportunities, and more.
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Centre for Conservation Biology Biodiversity: newsletter, research, papers, extension.
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Council of Forest Industries (COFI) Wood products: newsletter, issues, reports.
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Directory of Wood Products Internet guide to forest products industry, forest products marketing, wood industry associations, wood industry consultants, wood industry data sources, and wood products-based research institutions.
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Naturallywood.com Web casts, statistics, virtual tours, photo gallery, forest terms, listings for real tours, free forest stuff, experts and kids games.
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Forest Shop The Books of interest to the forest sector.
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Forest World Forestry: news, background, photos, databases and more.
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Ministry of Forests Forest management: comprehensive site with information, news articles, reports, FPC guidebooks, glossary and more.
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Temperate Rainforest Foundation Forestry: background information, publications, videos, careers, posters, teacher resources and tours, screensavers and more.
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Trees of the Pacific Northwest Trees: conifers of the Pacific Northwest, identification keys, information.
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UBC Faculty of Forestry Forestry program.
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Woodlinks Value-added industry: industry, career opportunities, resources for schools.
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