Project Learning Tree. Future Climate Change | Climate Change. Key Points Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will lead to further climate changes. Future changes are expected to include a warmer atmosphere, a warmer and more acidic ocean, higher sea levels, and larger changes in precipitation patterns. The extent of future climate change depends on what we do now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The more we emit, the larger future changes will be. Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will have many effects Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will continue to increase unless the billions of tons of our annual emissions decrease substantially.
Increase Earth's average temperature Influence the patterns and amounts of precipitation Reduce ice and snow cover, as well as permafrost Raise sea level Increase the acidity of the oceans These changes will impact our food supply, water resources, infrastructure, ecosystems, and even our own health . Future changes will depend on many factors Climate Models and Scenarios Confidence. Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association (CFAIA) Science Investigator >> An upper elementary school science education journal.
Natural Inquirer >> A middle school science education journal. NCFS - Home. NC Museum of Forestry | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The Wildlife in North Carolina magazine photo competition is now in its ninth year. Paul Malcolm of Garner won the grand prize for his image of live oak trees at Fort Fisher historic site near Wilmington. The contest is a collaboration between the Museum and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. All winners were published in the January/February 2014 issue of Wildlife in North Carolina, with Malcolm’s grand prize image appearing on the cover. This year, judges reviewed 1,235 entries in 10 categories. First-place winners by category: Right: Jim Ruff, Blowing Rock: Rhododendron, Blue Ridge Parkway On display through September 15, 2014 Discover the conservation legacy of the U.S.
Why Is There Silver In My Boots? Mining occurs in nearly one out of three national forests and grasslands. Creature Feature Creature Feature is one of the “Meet Me at the Museum” public programs and is held the third Sunday of each month. Teen Science Cafés at the North Carolina Museum of Forestry Visitor Information Links. The Forest History Society.
Forestry Images: Forest Health, Natural Resources, Fire, Trees, Wildlife, Silviculture Photos. Going Native: Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants. Landscape and Human Health Laboratory, University of Illinois. Buy Trees and Learn About Trees - Visit our Online Nursery. State Urban Forest Data: Error! Invalid State. Welcome to Urban Forestry South Expo — Urban Forestry South. Protecting, Sustaining, Advocacy -North Carolina Urban Forest Council. NCFS - Urban & Community Forestry. NCFS - Home >> Urban & Community Forestry What is Urban & Community Forestry? Introduction Contacts Links Electronic Mailing List Grant Programs Urban Forestry Grant Program Application & Reporting Forms Consulting Arborists Planning & Policies for Municipalities Tree Inventories Green Infrastructure Management Plans or Street Master Plans Basic Tree Care Protecting Trees during Construction Why Hire an Arborist?
Urban Storms Urban Storm Cleanup Tree City USA Overview How to Enroll List of Participants Champion Big Trees Overview Database Eligible Species (PDF) Arbor Day The History of Arbor Day North Carolina's Arbor Day Photo Contest Tree Selection Landscaping with Native Plants Recommended Street Trees Nurseries Selling Native Trees. Home | Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide. PCA Alien Plant Working Group: Fact Sheets and WeedUS List.
Invasive Exotic Plants - NC Native Plant Society. Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control. Miller,James H.2003. Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control. Gen. Tech. Rep. Invasions of nonnative plants into forests of the Southern United States continue to go unchecked and unmonitored. Keywords: Alien plants, exotic plant control, exotic weeds, herbicide weed control, integrated vegetation management, invasive exotic plants, invasive nonindigenous plants, noxious plant control.
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission > Home. Extension Forestry at North Carolina State University. Educational Groups At Biltmore | Biltmore. Making Maths: Clinometer. A clinometer is a tool that is used to measure the angle of elevation, or angle from the ground, in a right - angled triangle. You can use a clinometer to measure the height of tall things that you can't possibly reach to the top of, flag poles, buildings, trees.
Follow the directions below to create your own clinometer. You will need: A protractor with a small hole on the centre spot orPrint out of paper protractor (see below)Poster board or card board (can be from a box) to back the protractor20 cm or about 8 inches of string or strong cottonWeight - such as a metal nut, paper clips or a small piece of clayGlue and ScissorsA strawClear TapeItems marked with the red check are needed with either type of protractor. Directions: If you are making a protractor, cut out the copy of the protractor.Get the piece of poster board or an empty box. To use the clinometer: The diagram shows what the assembled clinometer will look like when laying an a flat surface.
Scale Stick Measurement — 4H Forestry Invitational. Illustration 1 - Determiningthe board-foot volume equatesto how many rectangularboards can be cut fromthe tree. Standing trees sold for veneer or sawlogs are valued in terms of their board-foot volume, a board foot being a board 1 inch thick by 12 inches wide by 1 foot long. One of the basic tools for measuring the board-foot volume of standing trees is a calibrated tree scale stick. Other names used for this instrument are Cruiser's or Biltmore stick. With the scale stick, the tree's diameter is measured at a point 4 1/2 feet above the ground line and the tree's merchantable height is determined in 16-foot and additional 8-foot log lengths. Knowing these two measurements, the board-foot volume of the tree may be determined using various tree volume tables.
Board-foot volumes in these tables will differ because of differences in the way the specific Rules were formulated. Common scales are the International 1/4-inch Rule, the Doyle Rule, and the Scribner Rule. 4-H Virtual Forest. Make sure you have Flash Player before getting started. Society of American Foresters. Go Paper Grow Trees. Down To Earth > How Does Using Paper Lead to More Trees?
If America’s private landowners can’t make money as tree farmers, many will turn to other income sources for the land. The U.S. could lose 44 million acres of forest to development in the next 30 years. What can be done? Understand Forest Ownership Land provides social, recreational and financial benefits. It can generate revenue for owners in many ways — one of the most environmentally friendly is by growing trees.
Because 70 percent of U.S. forestland is privately owned, it is imperative that both the social and economic incentives to continue growing trees outweigh the financial rewards of sacrificing forests to development. See the Forest and the trees Have you heard someone suggest that by using less paper you can “save a tree”? The future of our forests depends on slowing the conversion of these precious resources and by managing them sustainably to ensure their economic, social and environmental benefits for generations to come. NEXT Consider The Source. Toilet Paper Facts | Toilet Paper Encyclopedia.
Toilet Paper Facts & Figures Popular toilet paper facts & figures: What is the difference between 1-ply and 2-ply? What makes it soft? What is the average sheet size? How many sheets are on a roll? What is wet-strength? … and much more! Toilet Paper Fun Facts Quick, Fun, Informative Facts – Who are the largest manufacturers? Toilet Paper Around the World How it is used, who consumes it the most, and who manufactures it around the globe. TAPPI. Two Sides - Promoting Sustainability of the Print & Paper Industry. Paper Science Outreach & K-12 | Department of Forest Biomaterials. Jackson Paper. Garmin | United States | Home. Google Earth.
Overview - GIS for Schools. The American Chestnut Foundation - Restoring the American chestnut tree. The Weeks Act - USFS History - Forest History Society. March 1, 2011, marked the centennial of the Weeks Act — the "organic act" of the eastern national forests. Signed into law by President William Howard Taft, the Weeks Act permitted the federal government to purchase private land in order to protect the headwaters of rivers and watersheds in the eastern United States and called for fire protection efforts through federal, state, and private cooperation. It has been one of the most successful pieces of conservation legislation in U.S. history. To date, nearly 20 million acres of forestland have been protected by the Weeks Act, land that provides habitat for hundreds of plants and animals, recreation space for millions of visitors, and economic opportunities for countless local communities.
As one historian has noted, "No single law has been more important in the return of the forests to the eastern United States" than the Weeks Act. >> >> Next Page: The Lands Nobody Wanted. US Forest Service - Caring for the land and serving people. Cradle Of Forestry: Home. Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. Extension Forestry at North Carolina State University. Ncforestry. Hardwood Plywood-How It's Made | The Home Depot. How Plywood Is Made -Columbia Forest Products. WoodWorks: For Non-residential Construction. Home - SFI. Research | Department of Forest Biomaterials. Parton Lumber - Contact Us. Supplements | Extension Forestry. The following materials and handouts have been created by NC PLT facilitators and coordinators. Please feel free to use this page as a supplement for your classroom activities, at your environmental education center, or in your workshops.
Though these materials are not copyrighted, please do not use them in any publications. To get the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, go here. Activity Supplements Available from National PLT The national PLT web site houses pdfs all the student pages from the PreK-8 Guide and Secondary modules. Friends and Family Pages and other materials for the Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood can also be found on the national PLT web site.
In addition, you can find direct links to additional resources and Earth and Sky radio Broadcasts to supplement PLT activities. Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Activity #11, Three Cheers for Trees Pre-made "tree product leaves" for the featured experience of decorating trees. PreK-8 Activity Guide Other Information.