MICHIGAN FORESTS FOREVER TEACHERS GUIDE

FOREST & TREE HEALTH

"Trees In Trouble",  Project Learning Tree Pre K-8 Guide, Seventh Edition, page 293, Activity #77

Overview

Like humans, trees can become weak and unhealthy, suffer injury, and die.  People have learned to read the symptoms of unhealthy trees to help them.  In this activity, students will examine trees for signs of damage or poor health.

Objectives

• Cite factors that can cause trees to become unhealthy.
• Describe symptoms of unhealthy trees.
• Compare environmental conditions that affect both human health and plant health.
• Identify people or agencies that care for trees and forests.

Insects & Diseases
Wildfire
Exotic Species

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