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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 Historical Center, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Hartwick Pines Logging Museum 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 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 the UPTREEID website A good book is "Trees of Michigan" by Linda Kershaw or "Trees of Michigan and the Upper Great Lakes", by Norman F. Smith 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 Commonly available

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