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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Integrated Pest Management Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Environmental Careers: Why I Decided to Become a Forester

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mary Ann Buenzow explains her career path to becoming a forester and what she does in her job. Includes links to a quiz and to a video.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States Economic Regions, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of the United States showing the principal industries of the region. The map is color-coded to show the areas of fishing grounds, industrial centers, coal mining areas, petroleum fields, and iron ore fields. This map...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Rabideau Ccc Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
The Rabideau CCC Camp was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota. The camp was established in 1935 as a project of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program. The camp, one of 2650...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut: Othniel C. Marsh House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Yale paleontologist Othniel Marsh; now part of the Yale School of Forestry.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Franklin Hough House

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of Franklin Hough, considered the father of American forestry.
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CNN

Cnn: Forests Shrinking at Alarming Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
News release citing global deforestation evidence.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Forest Regions, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of the United States showing the forest regions in the contiguous 48 states. "Fully one third of the timber cut in the world each year comes from the forests of the United States. Indeed, lumbering is carried on so...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Chestnut Blight, 1904 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1923) showing the range of chestnut forests and extent of chestnut blight in the Northeast from 1904 to 1922.
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States Forest Regions, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of the United States showing the forest regions, coded to show heavily forested and moderately forested areas. Areas of typical forest types are shown, including pine and hardwoods, spruce, birch, and maple in the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Western Forests and Woodlands, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of the United States showing the distribution of western forests and woodlands. Solid black represents continuous forests, dotted areas represent woodland, or areas that have a thin, scattered growth of forest vegetation.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Map of the United States, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the forest regions of the Pacific, Rocky Mountains, Northern Forest in the Great Lakes and New England areas, Southern Forest along the Gulf and East Coast, and the Hardwood Forest. The map...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Areas of the United States, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of the United States showing the principal forest regions. The map is color-coded to show heavily forested areas and areas where forests occur in more or less open areas.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Regions of the United States, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of the United States (from the U.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Regions of the United States, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1904 of the United States showing the principal forest regions, including the forests of Alaska.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Regions of the United States, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 of the United States showing the principal forest regions, including the forests of Alaska.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Organized Protection Against Forest Fires, 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1922) showing the funds distribution at the time dedicated to forest fire prevention compared to the funds needed to adequately protect forest land. The map shows areas...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Forest Planting Regions in the United States, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 19169 of the United States showing the forest planting regions of the United States. The un-shaded areas are treeless except along the streams (riparian).
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Maps Etc: Increasing Distance From Lumber Producers to Lumber Consumers, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1922) showing the increasing distance lumber had to travel to go from the production areas in the south and west to the consumption areas in the east. The map shows...
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Other

Foresty Suppliers: Using Forest Densiometers [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a forest densiometer is, its history, and its use as a tool to measure forest overstory density, i.e., the area percentage that a tree canopy covers.
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Handout
Careers New Zealand

Kiwi Careers: Miner

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete description of a career as a miner, including duties, physical and educational requirements, job outlook and wages. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers New Zealand: Gardener

For Students 9th - 10th
Although based out of New Zealand, this site provides quality information on the occupation of gardening. Information includes typical tasks and duties, personal requirements needed for the job, education requirements, typical working...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Logging Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides occupational information about logging workers.

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