Oregon State University Extension
Discover what lives around you in the Riparian Bottomland Forests! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles. Each set comes with an Educator’s Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned.Â
M. L. Herring, Jusith L. Li
There are days in late winter when the Pacific coast enjoys a brief spell of clear, warm weather. Most of the winter storms have passed and the summer fog has not yet settled in. This is when some coastal communities plan their annual beach cleanups.
In this sequel to Ellie’s Log and Ricky’s Atlas, Ellie and Ricky travel to the Oregon coast from their home in the Cascade Mountains to help with a one-day beach cleanup. Hoping to find a prized Japanese glass float, they instead find more important natural treasures, and evidence of an ocean that needs its own global-scale cleanup.
Ellie and Ricky are amazed by their discoveries at the edge of the world’s largest ocean. Together, they realize the power of volunteering and grapple with the challenges of ocean conservation. In her journal Ellie records her observations of their adventures in her own words and pictures.
With charming pen-and-ink drawings and a compelling story, Ellie’s Strand makes coastal science exciting for upper elementary school students. It will be a treasured companion for young beach explorers everywhere. This book needs to be returned.Â
For more information and resources go to:Â http://ellieslog.orgÂ
After a huge tree crashes to the ground during a winter storm, ten-year-old Ellie and her new friend, Ricky, explore the forest where Ellie lives. Together, they learn how trees provide habitat for plants and animals high in the forest canopy, down among mossy old logs, and deep in the pools of a stream. The plants, insects, birds, and mammals they discover come to life in colored pen-and-ink drawings.
This book needs to be returned.Â
Full Teacher’s Guide for Ellie’s Log- Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell:Â http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/B&W_Teacher’s%20Guide.5.2013a.pdf
For more information and resources go to:Â http://ellieslog.org
Oregon Forest Resources Institute
En El Bosque is a lively and colorful book on forestry for fifth- and sixth-grade Spanish speaking students students. This is a complete Spanish translation of OFRI’s Into the Forest. The student book is 24 pages and gives an overview of Oregon forests, including forest ecology, tree biology, forest management, forest careers and balancing economic, ecological and social values. It includes puzzles and activities for students. 1 teacher guide will be included with a class set. These do not need to be returned.Â
In this publication, we will help you understand how you can best plant and tend to trees in your woods to ensure that they remain healthy and productive. This book needs to be returned.Â
Oregon Forest Resources Institue
Oregon Forest Resources Institute created this 24-page, full-color publication especially for 3rd and 4th grade students. It provides a grade-appropriate overview of Oregon forests, including forest ecology, tree biology, forest management and forest careers. It explores how we as a society need to balance economic, ecological and social values. Illustrations, puzzles and activities engage student interest. 1 teacher guide will be included with a class set. These do not need to be returned.Â
Packet comes with many activities and lessons suitable for all grade levels.
Jane Drake, Ann Love, Pat Cupples
Forestry examines all aspects of the industry, from the planting of new seedlings to the inner workings of a sawmill and a pulp and paper mill. This engaging picture book uses a combination of fact and fiction to introduce young children to the people, machines and environmental concerns involved in one of America’s most important resource-based industries. This book will need to be returned.
Oregon Forest Resource Institute
This book contains many lesson plans about forestry for high school students, including lessons on ecology and wildlife.
Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Into the Forest is a lively and colorful book on forestry for fifth- and sixth-grade students. The student book is 24 pages and gives an overview of Oregon forests, including forest ecology, tree biology, forest management, forest careers and balancing economic, ecological and social values. It includes puzzles and activities for students. 1 teacher guide will be included with a class set. These do not need to be returned.Â
