Thank you
for visiting our education resource page! Please take a walk
through the Education Forest and explore the world of
forestry. From preschool to adult education, tree
identification to how a tree becomes a table, the links
provided below have something for everyone. The resources you
need, whether it be a lesson plan to use in your class room, a
forestry program at a university or information on
sustainability, are all at your fingertips. We hope you find
this information beneficial and useful in the classroom and
beyond.
Lenny
Farlee, HTIRC
IHLA Education Committee Chair
(Preschool - Grade 12)
American Tree Farm System’s Family Activities
A collection
of activities for families to use in the outdoors.
Arbor Day Nature
Explore
Nature
Explore is a complete research-based program of fun, effective
resources
to help educators, families, and
others working to connect children with nature.
Every Student Learns Outside
Supplemental website to Project
Learning Tree that includes a collection of
downloadable
activities for families to use outside.
Fifty Trees of Indiana CD (Grades 4-12)
Fifty Trees of Indiana Booklet (Grades 4-12)
F.R.E.E.
Network
An engaging website that contains
resources, activities and links for teachers and
students about forests and forest
management.
Project
Learning Tree
An
award-winning environmental education program designed for
teachers and other
educators, parents and community
leaders.
Purdue Extension - The Education Store
Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources’ Teacher &
Student
Resources
Temperate
Forest Foundation Teacher Resources
Offers
numerous resources to assist teachers. Introduces teachers to
the world of
forestry and offers information
through their Eco-Link publications, award-winning
videos and other products.
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service,
Conservation
Education
(Elementary)
Forestry 1: Follow the Path
Explore
different types of trees and tree parts, characteristics of
different forests, what
forests need to grow and thrive and
the different products people get from trees and
forests.
(Late Elementary -
Middle School)
Discover the Forest
This PSA campaign aims to inspire tweens (aged 8-12) and their
parents to re-connect
with nature, experiencing it
first-hand. The campaign brings to life the joy and
excitement kids have when they
discover the wonders of nature, helping create
interest in their environment and a
lifelong relationship with it.
Educational in Nature
A series of environmental educational curriculum
supplements designed to foster
understanding and environmental
awareness in the classroom.
Forestry 2: Reach for the Canopy
Take a
closer look at the inner-workings of trees, explore forest
change, learn about
forest health concerns and discover
the health benefits trees have on people.
If Trees Could Talk
If trees
could talk and we could listen, would we be wiser? The Forest
History Society
believes that we must understand the
history of forests and their people in order to
shape the future of people and their
forests.
International Paper Learning Center
Designed to
help our young people learn the importance of good forest
stewardship.
The Natural Inquirer
A middle
school science education journal created so that scientists
can share their
research with middle school students.
Each article tells you about scientific research
conducted by scientists in the USDA
Forest Service.
(Secondary)
Forestry 3: Explore the Deep Woods
Examine and
distinguish different types of trees, look at forests on a
global scale,
learn to care for trees and think
about how to conserve forests.
International Paper Learning Center
Designed to
help our young people learn the importance of good forest
stewardship.
Wood IS Green
Promoting an
awareness of wood as the natural, renewable, sustainable, and
environmentally - preferred building
resource.
(Post Secondary - Adult)
FAQs on Forests, Street Trees and Timber Marketing
F.R.E.E.
Network
Find a vast
number of resources that deal with the topic of forests and their
management.
Germination Guide for Common Tree Species
Indiana Woodland Steward Publication
Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources’ Prospective Students
Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources’ Publications
Resource Conservation & Development
Wood is Good
Purdue
University's Wood Research Laboratory Homepage
Wood IS Green
Promoting an
awareness of wood as the natural, renewable, sustainable, and
environmentally - preferred building
resource.