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Activity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Objective<\/strong>: Youth will identify the primary native trees in their forests and understand their varied values as timber Preparation Activities:<\/strong>\u00a0find a forest with several kinds of indigenous trees, make sure you identify several of each species of tree to add to the scavenger hunt list and write them down.<\/p>\n What You Will Need:<\/strong>\u00a0Tree identification guides, tree lists, colored ribbons for each team<\/p>\n Activity<\/strong>:\u00a0 Visit a forest in your area and help youth learn to identify native trees.<\/p>\n Tree Scavenger Hunt<\/strong>: identify a diverse forest with several types of trees. Give each youth a tree identification guide, a list of four or five trees to find and differently colored strips of ribbon. Youth race to find and tie their individual ribbons to each kind of tree on the scavenger hunt list. If you have younger members have them work in teams with older members. \u00a0Once a tree has been claimed it cannot be claimed by another team. To test older members as leaders, tell them the younger youth will do a second scavenger hunt on their own to demonstrate how well they were taught.<\/p>\n Additional Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Activity:<\/strong><\/p>\n Objective<\/strong>: Youth will use estimating procedures to determine a trees height, \u201cDBH\u201d and lumber yield Preparation Activities:<\/strong> What You Will Need: Activity:<\/strong> <\/p>\n Complete this survey<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Discover the Forest<\/a><\/p>\n Educational Activities you Can Do at Home<\/a><\/p>\n Hands On the Land<\/a>\u00a0(includes lots of games)<\/em><\/p>\n Dichotomous Key<\/a><\/p>\n Native Trees of the Pacific Northwest: A Geographic Guide<\/a><\/p>\n Project Learning Tree Activities for Families<\/a><\/p>\nTree ID<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nScience Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0 Observe, Identify
\nLife Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0Responsible Use of Resources<\/p>\n\n
Estimating a Tree\u2019s Value<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nScience Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0 Observe, Identify, Classify, Measure, Estimate
\nLife Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0Responsible Use of Resources<\/p>\n
\nCall ahead to see if you can schedule a field trip to one of the forestry sites or find tall trees easily accessed in your area.
\nPrint the Tree Graph in Explore More. Read the instructions on measuring tree height in Explore More and choose which one is appropriate for your group.\u00a0You can also make a clinometer as an additional educational activity.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>pencil, ruler, string, washer, protractor, measuring tape, calculator,\u00a0<\/strong>Tree Graph<\/p>\n
\nChoose a variety\u00a0<\/strong>of trees to examine, so\u00a0<\/strong>youth can compare and contrast.\u00a0 First have them identify three or four different species of trees. They can research what each tree\u2019s lumber is usually used for and fill that information in on the tree graph. Then they can estimate the trees actual height, then its merchantable height using any one of the methods described in the Explore More section. Have the youth determine each tree\u2019s Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and then, using the table on the Tree Graph sheet, they can estimate the board feet available in that tree. \u00a0Bonus points for finding out the current value that kind of wood at the number of board feet they determine.
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\nAsking the Right Questions:
\n<\/strong>What is the average height for this tree? How long does one of these trees usually live? How long does it usually take one of these trees to reach its mature height? How old do you think this particular tree is? When is the best time to cut down a tree?\u00a0<\/strong>When is the best time to harvest a timberland?\u00a0<\/strong>How do people determine the value of lumber? What other values beside money do we get from trees and forests? How important are habitat preservation or logging practices to timber managers?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h5>\n
Finished this Activity?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Explore More<\/strong><\/h5>\n