

FORESTRY
Students develop an understanding of the practices for maintaining a healthy forest ecosystem through the help of professional foresters. They learn species identification, forest structure and dynamics, and a variety of management approaches.
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The Forestry section of the NH Envirothon will deal with the basic knowledge of forest types and facts that influence their diversity and use. Generally, your study should concentrate on the basics of how trees function and their importance to the forest ecosystem. You should focus on forest types, composition, identification and characteristics, important insects and diseases of New Hampshire forests, and the benefits of forest land and forest management practices. The Forestry test will also include a few questions related to the current issue theme, "Adapting to a Changing Climate". The learning objectives and resources under each section will include the current issue topics.
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Plant Biology
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Parts of a tree - https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/education/foresttreasures/partsofatree.html
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Tree Factory Activity from Project Learning Tree
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NH Forest Action Plan 2020 - Carbon Sequestration section
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Forest Ecology
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Forest Fast Breaks - Ecosystems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnFYQoHFU_I
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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
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PBS Nature works- to make clean water:
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Matter and Energy Teacher Resource: http://beetlesproject.org/resources/for-program-leaders/matter-energy-ecosystems/#1447702870437-ba804ab5-cb15
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Matter and Energy Student Activity: http://beetlesproject.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Matter-and-Energy-Diagram.pdf
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Lesson Plan: Plant Phenology Data and Citizen Science
Plant Communities
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Good Forestry in the Granite State section 2.1 NH Forest Types
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NH Forest Action Plan - Climate Change Section
Forests and Society
Past Land-use & Management
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Reading the Forested Landscape, by Tom Wessels
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Reading the Forested Landscape Videos by Tom Wessels
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Forest Forensics: A field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape, by Tom Wessels
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Simple Forest Survey Guide pdf (SCCD)
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The Forested Landscape Lesson Series (SCCD)
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NH Forest Action Plan - Urban Trees Sections
Field Skills
Forestry Measurements, Calculations & Tools
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How to make your own tools.
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clinometer https://www.instructables.com/Basic-Clinometer-From-Classroom-Materials/
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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...
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dbh and height (2 ways each) http://www.ruraltech.org/virtual_cruiser/lessons/lesson_06/Lesson_6_PDF.pdf
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Height using a homemade clinometer: https://www.instructables.com/Using-a-clinometer-to-measure-height/
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Carbon storage by hand https://www.unm.edu/~jbrink/365/Documents/Calculating_tree_carbon.pdf
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How to use a Biltmore Stick Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myh-DuR-48g
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Possible apps to use
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i-Tree measures carbon storage - for android phones only. https://www.itreetools.org/
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GLOBE Observer App - phone must have magnetometer to use. Measures tree height.
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Tree Identification
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Tree ID tips - pdf on website
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NH Trees Summer Identification Key - Dichotomous Key Summer Trees
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Winter Tree Identification Booklet with Glossary - LEAFWinterTreeIDKey.pdf
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i-Naturalist - identifying trees, plants, pests, invasive species, wildlife signs
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Seek - identifying flora and fauna - experts weigh-in - an app by iNaturalist
Pests and Invasive Species
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Overall Forest Health: https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/community/forest-health/index.htm;
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NH Bugs - https://nhbugs.org
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NH Forest Action Plan 2020 - Invasive Species
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NH Wildlife Action Plan 2020 - Invasive Species & Climate Change
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EAB: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d11e3aad19434a30834eefe838610c66

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Forestry Resource Team
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Dawn Dextraze, Education & Outreach Specialist, Sullivan County Natural Resources Dept. and Conservation District, ddextraze@sullivancountynh.gov
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Josh Levesque, US Army Corps of Engineers, joshua.s.levesque@usace.army.mil
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Kyle Lombard, Forest Health Program Coordinator, NH Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources, Kyle.Lombard@dncr.nh.gov
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Sue Cox, Conservation Education, US Forest Service, susan.m.cox@usda.gov
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Samantha Schupp, Park Ranger, Army Corps of Engineers, Samantha.N.Schupp@usace.army.mil