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Manitoba Wildlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides interesting information on the management of Manitoba's Boreal forests and the policies and regulations that are in place.
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Handout
Province of British Columbia

Mountain Pine Beetle and Provincial Protected Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines information on the mountain pine beetle and what it is doing to the forests in British Columbia.
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Lesson Plan
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Manitoba Model Forest Network: Sustainable Forest Management (Grade 11) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This 167-page Science unit on forest management looks at the different ways humans have managed Manitoba forests throughout history. It explains the ways we harvest our forests, the products they provide us with, and what the future...
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Unit Plan
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Manitoba Model Forest Network: Interaction Within Forest Ecosystems [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This comprehensive Grade 7 Science unit has three chapters on forest ecosystems, natural cycles in a forest, and human interactions with a forest. Each chapter has experiments, activities and questions complete with answers. There are...
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Activity
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Smokey Kids: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learners explore facts about forests and bears in addition to playing 'campfire games' as they learn about how to prevent wildfires.
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Website
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Canada's Boreal Forest

For Students 6th - 8th
A look at Canada's Boreal Forest ecosystem. One of the largest ecosystems in the world, it provides abundant fresh water for North America and is home to many species of wildlife, for example, wolves and caribou. There is also discussion...