MICHIGAN FORESTS FOREVER TEACHERS GUIDE
| MATERIALS LIST |  |
Below is a complete materials list to teach the Forestry Unit as described on the main curriculum page.
| Resource | Source |
| The Michigan Forests Forever
Teachers Guide Plat books Michigan Forest History Land survey / legal descriptions Compass and pacing course Map and compass use Azimuth (not bearing) compasses 100 foot tape Stakes and flagging |
This website - see index box
in upper right corner MSU Extension, County offices, large land management agencies Brief overview in this Teachers Guide (history module) Great Lakes Ecological Assessment Reports "History of the Lake States Forests: Natural and Human Impacts" Michigan DNR, A History of Resource Management Michigan Historical Center, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Michigan Historical Center, The Logging Era Teachers Guide link, see also inside any plat book Teachers Guide link (compass/pace course) Teachers Guide link (compass and pacing) Available in many outdoors stores or try an on-line supplier Forestry Suppliers or Ben Meadows Commonly available Commonly available |
| What is a forest? Michigan forest descriptors Forestry careers Forest ecology |
Teachers Guide
link
(what is a forest?) Teachers Guide link (forest descriptors) Teachers Guide link (careers) Teachers Guide link (forest ecology) |
| Tree identification Tree identification keys Tree identification characteristics Taxonomy for USA trees Tree communities Soil types and soils triangle Increment boring for tree age Wildlife ecology background |
For U.P., try
http://forestry.msu.edu/uptreeid Michigan-wide, try MSU Extension publication E-2332, "Identifying Trees of Michigan, reprinted January, 2001 available through any County Extension office A good book is "Trees of Michigan and the Upper Great Lakes", by Norman F. Smith, 6th edition Teachers Guide link (ID keys) Teachers Guide link (ID characteristics) Teachers Guide link (taxonomy) Teachers Guide link (communities) Teachers Guide link (soils) Teachers Guide link (increment borer) Teachers Guide link (wildlife ecology) |
| Tree height measurement
stick (hypsometer) Measuring stand density (basal area) Diameter tapes 100 foot tapes (or chain tapes-66 feet) |
Teachers Guide
link (hypsometer) Teachers Guide link (penny gauges) Available from Forestry Suppliers or Ben Meadows Commonly available |
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This website was developed and created by Michigan State University Extension for the teachers of the State of Michigan. The website is maintained by the Delta-Schoolcraft Independent School District in support of the Michigan Forests Forever CD-ROM from the Michigan Forest Resource Alliance. |
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