{"id":2259,"date":"2020-03-31T10:24:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/?page_id=2259"},"modified":"2020-05-27T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T23:47:00","slug":"parks-forests-lands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/nr\/nrs\/parks-forests-lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Parks, Forests and the Lands We Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter side-right\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<h4>The Big Picture<\/h4>\n<p>While many parks may contain forests, a lot of the forests you may see may owned by individuals and families. Would you like to own a forest? What would you do with a forest if you owned one? What do you think is involved in caring for a forest? How are forests a natural resource?<\/p>\n<p>In this series of activities you will get to learn some of the basics of owning a forest: keeping it healthy, making it strong and recognizing its potential as a renewable natural resource. Unlike many food crops that are renewed every year, a crop of timber sometimes only matures once in a lifetime! Caring for a forest as an investment can be a big job! You will learn some of the basics about caring for a forest as a natural resource.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Pick a subject area:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2209 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2093\/2020\/03\/NaturalResourcesStewardship_logo.gif\" alt=\"Natural Resources Stewardship Logo\" width=\"210\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter thirds\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/nr\/nrs\/parks-forests-lands\/forest-farmers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2260\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2093\/2020\/03\/ForestFarmers.jpg\" alt=\"Forest Farmers\" width=\"490\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2093\/2020\/03\/ForestFarmers.jpg 490w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2093\/2020\/03\/ForestFarmers-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2093\/2020\/03\/ForestFarmers-396x194.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 66px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #c7ebc8\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center;height: 22px\"><strong>EXPLORER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 22px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/nr\/nrs\/parks-forests-lands\/forest-farmers\/forest-level-1\/\">Skill Level: One<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #99e09b;height: 22px\">\n<td 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src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2093\/2020\/03\/hidden_highways.gif\" alt=\"Hidden Highways\" width=\"490\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 66px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #c7ebc8\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center;height: 22px\"><strong>EXPLORER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 22px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/nr\/nrs\/parks-forests-lands\/hidden-highways\/highways-level-1\/\">Skill Level: One<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #99e09b;height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center;height: 22px\"><strong>ENGAGER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;height: 22px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/whatcom\/nr\/nrs\/parks-forests-lands\/hidden-highways\/highways-level-2\/\">Skill Level: Two<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #74cf77;height: 22px\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: 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