1. Geography of Canada Forestry

2. Forests are Important Forests are one of Canada’s most valuable assets Forests capture solar energy, store water and nutrients, moderate climates, develop and condition soils, serve as carbon resevoirs, and serve as important habitat for various life forms Forests are also a wonderful place for recreation

3. Jobs Related to Forestry Foresters Pilots Surveyors Cartographers Economists Planners Administrators Engineers Research scientists Truck drivers Mechanics Heavy equip. operators Mill workers Trapping Commercial Fishing Guiding

4. Forestry How much wood do you use on a daily basis? What do you use it for? VIDEO

5. Wood Products Lumber Pulp Papers Furniture Toothpicks Matches Artificial flavouring Shatterproof glass Adhesives Rayon clothing Turpentine Cellophane Chewing gum Plastics Soaps Imitation leather

6. Paper Products Wood is chemically broken down and made into paper and fibre products Canadians are one of the largest consumers of paper products in the world 35% of municipal waste (garbage) consists of paper and paper products Most paper products can be recycled Wastepaper can be recycled 7 times before the fibre becomes too short to produce good newsprint Canada currently recovers 31% of the paper it consumes

7. Pacific Maritime Montane Cordillera Boreal Shield Canada’s Forest Resource

8. Boreal means northern in Russian Boreal Shield Boreal Forest

10. The northern Boreal Forest is dominated by only two species of trees - Black Spruce and White Spruce. Taiga is the Russian word for forest. Boreal Forest

11. Black Spruce White SpruceBalsam FirJack Pine Cedar TamarackWhite BirchPoplar Boreal Forest

12. Pacific Maritime Pacific Maritime Forest

13. Douglas Fir Sitka Spruce Pacific Maritime Forest

14. Western Red CedarWestern Hemlock Pacific Maritime Forest

15. Montane Cordillera Montane Cordillera Forest

16. Engelmann SprucePonderosa PineDouglas Fir Montane Cordillera Forest

17. Pulp and Paper Products Quebec $11575 million Ontario $10018 million British Columbia $7514 million Other Provinces $7286 million Value of Forest Industry

18. British Columbia $11 234 million Quebec $5306 million Ontario $3454 million Alberta $1731 million New Brunswick $751 million Other Provinces $780 million Value of Forest Industry Wood Products

19. Clear-cutting Shelterwood Cutting Selective cutting Methods of Harvesting Forests

20. Trees up to 25" in diameter can be cut with the XL25. Methods of Harvesting Forests

21. Loggers remove every tree and leave a barren landscape. When replanted, the new forest grows uniformly in species and size VIDEO VIDEO Methods of Harvesting Forests Clear Cutting

22. Involves clear-cutting only part of an old growth forest Small groups of seed bearing trees are left so the area will regenerate. Shelterwood method is often used in forests that have grown and aged evenly Methods of Harvesting Forests Shelterwood Cutting

23. Another shot of the same stand in an area that has been finished-- except for picking up a few logs. The stand is about 65 years old. VIDEO- Rick goes Heli-Logging in BC Only mature trees of the desired size, type or quality Selective Cutting Methods of Harvesting Forests

24. Too few trees are replanted? = Soil erosion Forestry Issues

25. Clogged Rivers

26. Air Pollution Water Pollution Forestry Issues

27. Aerial Spraying Forest Fires Forestry Issues

28. Destruction of Wildlife Habitat

29. RICK MERCER VIDEO- Rick tries Timber SportsVIDEO-

30. Weird Wood! Match the Product to the Process to the Tree Draw lines on your worksheet to the correct path Use the flashcards to help you.

31. WEIRD WOOD! Group 1: Tyler Taylor Ashlyn Sydney Griffin Jessie Kaylee Group 2: Curtis Michael Jory Deshawn Ashley Sara Jack Group 3: Jeremiah Aidan Kyla Ben Laurie Cassidy Stephen