CRADLE OF FORESTRY

 

OBJECTIVE: To learn about the history of forestry and promote the understanding of multiple uses of natural resources.

GRADE: K-4, 5-8, 9-12 (Adapt as developmentally appropriate)

MATERIALS: Internet sites

PROCEDURE: Contact Cradle of Forestry:

1001 Pisgah Highway
Pisgah Forest
North Carolina 28768
Telephone: (704) 877-3130
FAX: (704) 884-7527.

Contact various positions such as Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association at (704) 884-5713.

PARENT/CHILD EXPERIENCE: Take your child to visit a national forest.

BACKGROUND: Research the Internet locating various sites about forestry. Cradle of Forestry: http://cradleofforestry.com

An additional activity could involve learning about plants using Fast Plants, which have a life cycle of 40 days: