Free Forest Education Resource Materials!


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POSTERS & TEACHER RESOURCES:
Qty Title  --  Description
Blueprint of a Miracle / Managing a Miracle (11" x 25.5")
"Teacher Companion"--links poster with classroom activities and Internet research.
A two-sided poster. The Western Pine, our state tree, is featured on one side, and information about forests is on the other. See Poster
The Idaho Forest: A Miracle At Work (12" x 27")
Poster of Idaho's coniferous trees and forest products. See Poster
Role Of Fire In Nature (17" x 22")
Shows the role fire plays in the natural cycle of Rocky Mountain Forests.
The Carbon Cycle: Forestry Never Looked So Cool (8.5" x 11")
Online version
Trees Are Terrific (18" x 24")  
Idaho's Arbor Day Poster Contest Past Winners. Winning posters.
Recycle! It’s A Plus for the Environment (17" x 22")
Paper recycling.
Green Mansions: The Evergreen Forests of the Pacific Northwest. (22" x 30")
With article and lesson ideas about geology, plants and animals of Pacific Coast forests. BLM reprint from NSTA's Science & Children journal.   Online version
Bookmark. Two-sided: Look to the Forest and Western White Pine.
Classroom sets available.
Project Learning Tree
Activity sampler and brochure of this award-winning education program.   More Information
Pathways to Greener Schools  
Information sheet about PLT’s GreenSchools program.   Online version
The Idaho Forest : From Lumberjacks to Lasersaws
Forest History Supplement. Classroom set = 30 student readers, one teacher guide.
If you need a different number of readers and/or guides, please indicate in the "Special Instructions" box at the bottom of this page.   Online version
Online
Only
Forest Products Word Puzzles   Upper elementary and high school versions.
Elementary: Wood products
Elementary: Trees
High School: Wood products
PAPER: Hidden Objects Puzzles
  Hidden Forest Objects Puzzle   -   Hidden Classroom Objects Puzzle
Learning from the Forest: Lessons by Teachers
PreK-12 lessons developed by Idaho Teachers.   Online version
Arbor Day -- In the Classroom and Out!
Arbor Day ideas for teachers and students.
Celebrate Arbor Day -- With your students!
Brochure of ideas and activities for Arbor Day.
Arbor Day Activity Sheets
Primary, intermediate and jr. high. Please indicate grade.
From the Forest : The products we get from trees.  
(full color brochure. Classroom sets available.)    Online version
Mammals & Forests: A look at mammals of the forest.  
Full color brochure. Classroom sets available.    Online version
Birds & Forests: How birds and forests live and thrive together.
Full color brochure. Classroom sets available.    Online version
Water & Forests: The role trees play in water quality.
Full color brochure. Classroom sets available.    Online version
Controversy In the Classroom Bookmark
Tips for teachers.   Online version
Forest Products Week Essay Contest  
(Information about annual October contest.)   Online version
Forest Education Grants
Flyer. Apply online year-round. Annual deadline 5/15.
The LOG. Forest Education Update.  
Forest education update. Published twice a year.   Online version
EarthTracks Newsletter.  
Idaho ’s Environmental Education newsletter. Published twice a year.   Online version
EarthTracks Newsletter mailing list
Add me to the EarthTracks Newsletter mailing list published twice a year.
Educational Lending Kits Order Form
IFPC's Paper-Making Kit and Forester Tools Kit.   Online Only
Recycling at School: Tools for Teachers
Flyer of recycling resources from American Forest & Paper Assn.   Online version
 
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Cookies in the Classroom Kit $20 per kit $5 shipping/handling
Ten tree cross-sections and activity guide. Offer for Idaho Educators ONLY
 
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Look to the Forest note cards. (20 cards and envelopes).
$10 each + $3 shipping/handling. Winning photographs by Idaho student
photographers in the Look to the Forest Arbor Day Photo Contest for Idaho
5th-12th grade students.Purchase Now
 
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Northwest Native Conifers (24" x 36") $6 each - plus $3 shipping/handling
Beautiful drawings of 32 conifers with cones inset. See Poster
 
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Western White Pine (20" x 30") $6 each - plus $3 shipping/handling
Idaho ’s state tree on white background with info about the tree. See Poster 
TREES, TREE PRODUCTS, RECYCLING
(see also Teacher Resources and TAPPI Brochures)
Qty Title  --  Description
Trees Of Idaho
20-page booklet about 16 Idaho tree species. Single copies.   Online version
Evergreen Magazine, Nov. 2003
Featuring the USFS Forest Products Laboratory.   Online Only
Return of the Giants   20-page booklet about restoring White Pine ecosystems.
Online Only (Follow the link, and then scroll to the bottom of the page for a link.)
Imagine a place...where there's room for your ideas.
Careers in paper and related industries.   Online version
Engineered Wood Products.
8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
The Miracle Resource.
8-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Consumer Choices: Greening Your Purchases.
4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
The National Green Building Movement.
4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Forest Products Laboratory.
Foldout brochure about the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory.
Choices.
3-page brochure about the environmental benefits of wood as a building material.   Online version
BROCHURES from TAPPI
(the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry}
Qty Title  --  Description   (single copy only)
What's In A Tree?   Online version
Are We Running Out Of Trees?   Online version
How Much Paper Can Be Made From A Tree?  Online version
How are Trees Grown for Paper?   Online version
How is Paper Recycled?   Online version
Why Recycle?   Online version
How are Corrrugated Boxes Made?   Online version
FOREST HEALTH & MANAGEMENT
(Also see Policy Analysis Group publications)
Qty Title  --  Description
Look to the Future, Look to the Forest (Classroom sets available)
Brochure with quick facts about Idaho ’s forests.   Online version
What is a Forest? And other questions about forestry and foresters
Society of American Foresters brochure.
The Top Ten Environmental Benefits of Forestry
One-sheet brochure from the Society of American Foresters.   Online Version
An Idaho Forester's Top Ten List
Things to keep in mind when studying forest issues. Classroom sets available!   Online version
Forests and Carbon
5-page reprint from U of I Extension’s Woodland Notes, Spr/Sum 2008.   Online version
Climate Change: Forests and Carbon Sequestration
4-page Eco-Link from Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Inventory-Based Forest Health Indicators: Implications for National Forest Management. 
(Journal of Forestry, reprint)   Online version
Evergreen Magazine Spring 2003
"The truth about America's forests"   Online version
Evergreen Magazine: Winter 2000
32 pages on issues of managing national forests.   Online version
Forests at a Crossroads (Classroom sets available)
4-page foldout national forests in Idaho.   Online version
Forests: A Legacy to our Children (Classroom sets available)
Brochure about forests and things individuals can do to sustain them.   Online version
Forests for Today & Tomorrow: Protecting and Renewing Idaho's Forests (Classroom sets available)
Brochure about forest stewardship.
Bark Beetles: Are Your Trees at Risk?  
12-page Forest Service booklet. Rich with pictures and information.   Online version
Mountain Pine Beetle in the Intermountain West  
U.S. Forest Service brochure.
Douglas-fir Bark Beetle in the Intermountain West  
U.S. Forest Service brochure.
Health of Idaho’s Forests: A summary of conditions, issues and implications.
43-page report from Idaho Dept. of Lands and U.S. Forest Service.   Online version
Forest Health
8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Embracing Change: Lessons from Nature
4-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Timber Sale Planning
4-page visual foldout of the Forest Service timber sale process.
Celebrate Arbor Day
Brochure (New each spring, Available in April).
FOREST ISSUE BRIEFS
Qty Title  --  Description
Are Forests, Carbon and Climate Change Related? Online version AND
How Can We Get Green Power from Overcrowded Forests?
Online version
Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
Who Owns Idaho ’s Forests? Online version AND Why are Roads Important to Keep Working Forests Working? Online version
Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
How Do Forests Affect Our Drinking Water? Online version AND Are There Laws That Protect Our Forests? Online version
Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
Why Do Forest Animals Live Where They Do? Online version AND Why Are Some Forests Clearcut? Online version
Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
How Does Reforestation Work? AND Are Idaho ’s Forests Renewable and Sustainable?
The Carbon Cycle AND Why are Some Forest Fires so Intense?
FIRE
(Also see "Posters," "Forest Health & Management" and Policy Analysis Group publications)
Qty Title  --  Description
After the Burn: Assessing and Managing Your Forestland After a Wildfire.
77-page booklet from Univ. of Idaho. Single copies only.   Online version
Protecting and Landscaping Homes in the Wildland/Urban Interface
20-page U of I booklet. Single copies only.   Online version
Wildland Fire in the United States
Brochure from the National Wildfire Coordination Group.
Fire Ecology
8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Biomass for Energy and Forest Fuel Reduction
4-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
FISH & WILDLIFE
(Also see Teacher Resources and Policy Analysis Group publications)
Qty Title  --  Description
Logging for Healthy Habitat? Forests, Fires and Elk
8-page Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation article.   Online version
Another Look at Salmon in the Pacific Northwest
8-page booklet.   Online version
Evergreen Magazine: Spring 2006  
(8 pages. "Did Politics Doom the Northern Spotted Owl?") - Online version
Wildlife and Forests
4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY & ECONOMICS
(Also see Policy Analysis Group publications)
Qty Title  --  Description
The State of Idaho’s Forests: Working for Public Schools  
(Brochure about state forests and school funding plus handout showing funding received by individual school districts).
Online version - - Online version
State Trust Lands in the West: Fiduciary Duty in a Changing Landscape 
56-page booklet.   Online version
New Approaches for Managing Federally Administered Lands
62-page report of the Federal Lands Task Force.   Online version
New Approaches and Initiatives for Managing Federal Lands
18-page presentation, Aug 1999.   Online version
Idaho Forest Practices Year-End Report—2010
Idaho Department of Lands report.   Online version
Directory of Idaho Wood Products Manufacturers
2004 edition.   Online version
Paper. The everyday wonder.
10-page booklet about paper, the industry and recycling. American Forest & Paper Assn.   Online version
Idaho’s Forest Products Industry: Current Conditions and 2012 Forecast (U of I report)
University of Idaho report.   Online version
State of the Idaho Timber Industry 2011
Fact sheet
The Role of Natural Resource-Based Industries in Idaho's Economy
4-page article.  
Idaho’s Forest and Paper Industry at a Glance.
Fact sheet.  
Idaho's Forest Products Industry: A Descriptive Analysis
(31-page Forest Service report).   Online version
Technology in the Forest
8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Technology in the Mills
8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Biomass Energy II
4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Forests as Financial Assets
8-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
Forests are one of Idaho ’s Best Things/Buy a Timber Plate
Promotional card about Timber license plates.   More information
About The Idaho Forest Products Commission
Qty Title  --  Description
Facts about the Idaho Forest Products Commission
Brochure.
IFPC Annual Activity Report
Activity Report.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO POLICY ANALYSIS GROUP REPORTS
More PAG reports, briefs and fact sheets are available at
www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=69445
Qty Title  --  Description
Idaho’s Forest Products Business Sector---Fact Sheet #1.
One-sheet synopsis (Feb 2006).
Idaho Forest Facts and Forest Issues-Fact Sheet #2
(6 pages, Sept. 2007)
Trends in U.S. Wildfires and Idaho Forest Fuel Loading-Fact Sheet #3
One-sheet synopsis
Federal Land as a Percentage of Total State Land Area--Fact Sheet #8 (2011)
One-sheet synopsis
Idaho Forest Products Industry--2011 Situation and Near-term Outlook--Fact Sheet #9
One-sheet synopsis
Idaho's Endowment Lands: A Matter of Sacred Trust
45-page Report #1, Second Edition--August 2011.   Online version
  Design of Forest Riparian Buffer Strips for Protection of Water Quality
35-page University of Idaho Policy Analysis Group Report #8.   Online version
  Forest Health Conditions in Idaho: Executive Summary
37-page report #11.   Online version
Idaho Forest Health Conditions
15-page 2002 update to 1993 report.
Idaho Water Quality Policy for Nonpoint Source Pollution
32-page 1996 report.   Online version
History and Analysis of Federally Administered Lands in Idaho
125-page 1998 report.
  Public Opinion of Water Quality Issues and Funding Options in Idaho
(76-page Policy Analysis Group** report #17).   Online version
  Toward Sustainable Forest Management: Part I: Certification
85-page Policy Analysis Group report #18.   Online version
Toward Sustainable Forest Management: Part II: The Roles and Effects of Timber Harvesting in Idaho.
37-pg 2000 Exec. Summary.   Online version
  Taxing Forest Property: Analysis of Alternative Methods and Impact in Idaho
32-page Policy Analysis Group report #20.   Online version
  Forest Resource-Based Economic Development in Idaho
74-page Policy Analysis Group report #22.   Online version
Comparison of Two Forest Certification Systems and Idaho Legal Requirements
48-pg. 2003 report.   Online version
  Forest Fire Smoke Management Policy: Can Prescribed Fire Reduce Subsequent Wildland Fire Emissions?
(37-page Policy Analysis Group** report #24).   Online version
Idaho Forest By the Numbers
10-page PowerPoint printout of Idaho forestry facts and figures, 2011.
Idaho’s Forest Products Business Sector: Contributions, Challenges and Opportunities
48-page 2006 report.
New University of Idaho Report Measures Pulse of Idaho ’s Forest Products Industries
One-sheet report.
Forest Utilization Research Program
About the Experiment Station of the Univ. of Idaho ’s College of Natural Resources.

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