Plant Biology

• Parts of a tree - https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/education/foresttreasures/partsofatree.html

• Tree Factory Activity from Project Learning Tree

• NH Forest Action Plan 2020 - Carbon Sequestration section

• Angiosperms vs Gymnosperms

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Forest Ecology

• Forest Fast Breaks - Ecosystems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnFYQoHFU_I

• PBS Forests, the stuff of life:  https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/5508a2b4-a24c-426e-8f94-08be336ae70b/nature-works-everywhere-forests-the-stuff-of-life-clip/#.YCVgPmhKiUk

• PBS Nature works- to make clean water: 

https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c5cebf97-5753-4d93-b283-bbaf91ef01eb/making-clean-water-nature-works-everywhere/

• Matter and Energy Teacher Resource: http://beetlesproject.org/resources/for-program-leaders/matter-energy-ecosystems/#1447702870437-ba804ab5-cb15

• Matter and Energy Student Activity: http://beetlesproject.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Matter-and-Energy-Diagram.pdf

• Gypsy Moth Case Study

• Trophic Mismatch Article Birds & Trees

• Lesson Plan: Plant Phenology Data and Citizen Science

 

Plant Communities

• Good Forestry in the Granite State section 2.1 NH Forest Types

• NH Forest Action Plan - Climate Change Section

 

Forests and Society

Past Land-use & Management

• Reading the Forested Landscape, by Tom Wessels 

• Reading the Forested Landscape Videos by Tom Wessels

• Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcLQz-oR6sw, 

• Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L81Ihhqe0gY, 

• Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEAfFq3gb30

• Forest Forensics: A field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape, by Tom Wessels

• Simple Forest Survey Guide pdf (SCCD)

• The Forested Landscape Lesson Series (SCCD)

• NH Forest Action Plan - Urban Trees Sections

• Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet NASA

• Trees and the Climate Crisis 

• Urban Forests and Climate Change USDA

 

Field Skills

Forestry Measurements, Calculations & Tools

• How to make your own tools.

  • dbh tape: https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/education/plt/activity_sheets/makingdiametertapes_plt.pdf

  • clinometer https://www.instructables.com/Basic-Clinometer-From-Classroom-Materials/

  • Biltmore Stick paper template https://schools.wrdsb.ca/environmental-education/files/2017/08/Biltmore-Template_25inch.pdf​​

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• How to measure or use...

  • dbh: http://www.phytosphere.com/treeord/measuringdbh.htm 

  • https://www.nwf.org/-/media/PDFs/Eco-schools/2013-NASA/03_Module-III/Lesson-13/LESSON-13_What-Is-DBH.ashx?la=en&hash=4FAB7CE60A21D9543FEE54A423A50A3F521B1939

  • dbh and height (2 ways each) http://www.ruraltech.org/virtual_cruiser/lessons/lesson_06/Lesson_6_PDF.pdf

  • Height using a homemade clinometer: https://www.instructables.com/Using-a-clinometer-to-measure-height/

  • Carbon storage by hand https://www.unm.edu/~jbrink/365/Documents/Calculating_tree_carbon.pdf

  • How to use a Biltmore Stick Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myh-DuR-48g

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• Possible apps to use

  • i-Tree measures carbon storage - for android phones only. https://www.itreetools.org/ 

  •  GLOBE Observer App - phone must have magnetometer to use. Measures tree height.

 

Tree Identification

• List of trees to know 

• Tree ID tips - pdf on website

• NH Trees Summer Identification Key - Dichotomous Key Summer Trees

• Winter Tree Identification Booklet with Glossary - LEAFWinterTreeIDKey.pdf

• i-Naturalist - identifying trees, plants, pests, invasive species, wildlife signs

• Seek - identifying flora and fauna - experts weigh-in - an app by iNaturalist

 

Pests and Invasive Species

• Overall Forest Health: https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/community/forest-health/index.htm; 

• NH Bugs - https://nhbugs.org

• NH Forest Action Plan 2020 - Invasive Species

• NH Wildlife Action Plan 2020 - Invasive Species & Climate Change

• EAB: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d11e3aad19434a30834eefe838610c66