Forestry in Idaho
activity exercisesuggested grade levels: 9-12

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Overview:
Students will learn about Forestry in Idaho.

Procedure:
Answer the following questions:
1. About two-fifths of all the land in Idaho is ______________ land.
2. Name three different kinds of trees found in Idaho forests:
   (a) _____________
   (b) _____________
   (c) _____________
3. Protecting our forests and using them wisely is called forest _____________.
4. The worse enemy of the forests is __________________.
5. How has logging changed in the past 100 years?
6. Why is forest conservation important to you?
7. What are some ways that people waste trees?
8. What can you do to prevent forest fires?
9. Why are forests important?
10. Name some things that are made from trees.
11. How did President Theodore Roosevelt help save Idaho's forests?
12. How does the Forest Service protect Idaho's forests?
13. What are some towns in Idaho where lumbering is important?

Related Lesson Topics:
Forestry: Forestry Topics


Lesson Plan provided with permission from The Story of Idaho: Centennial Edition by Virgil M. Young, 2000
Idaho Achievement Standards (as of 7/2001) met by completing this activity:

359.01.02.03