Teacher and volunteer resources

• Click here for Teacher Request Form

Online education

A sampling of educational materials produced by instructors and institutions in BC when classes shifted online due to COVID-19:

• Virtual Forest Tour in Pacific Spirit Park, by Dr. Nina Hewitt (Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, UBC). Hewitt created the video in spring 2020 as a substitute for in-person field trips for the UBC Geography course: Our Changing Environment: Climates and Ecosystems. Hewitt also produced an augmented reality app version of the tour.

• Dr. Patrick Culbert (Faculty of Forestry, UBC) created a series of forest-walk videos  on the UBC FRST350 (Foundational Field School) YouTube Channel. The videos cover a wide range of forestry topics. The first is an introduction by Dr. Culbert.

• Hélène Marcoux, BCIT Forest and Natural Areas Management faculty member, produced a series of Youtube videos called “Interviews with Plants,” including one on Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus). 

BC forests

• A Walk in the Forest (3.12’ video)

A Walk in the Woods – Willow River Demonstration Forest

• Chapter 1 – Coniferous Trees (2:09′);
• Chapter 2 – Deciduous Trees (3:56′);
• Chapter 3 – Wildlife (2:27′);
• Chapter 4 – Nutrition (1:30′);
• Chapter 5 – Succession (1:50′);
• Chapter 6 – Management (2:16′);
• Chapter 7- Fire (4:28′).

What foresters do

• BC’s Forests Require Special Care – Professional Reliance and Forest Professionals (4.23’ video) 

First Nations and forests

• • Definition of Indigenous (2.26’ video)

Safety

If you’re planning a trip outdoors, leave a trip plan. AdventureSmart, a national prevention program for Canadians and visitors who participate in outdoor recreational activities, offers an app to help plan your outdoor excursion, as well as a other safety information and a video to help you plan a safe trip.

Forests and climate change

• Tackling climate change – use wood (5.34’ video)  
• Forest products are part of the climate change solution (2.12’ video)
• Genomics in Society, a collaborative UBC initiative with the purpose of developing multimedia online educational materials tailored to the BC high school science curriculum, with a specific focus on connections to Indigenous heritage, community, and traditional knowledge.
• How carbon flows through forests and wood (PDF).

Tree seed production for regeneration

• Seed selection and climate change adaptation (2.55’ video)
• BC seed orchards (2.05’ video)

Tree and wood identification

• Posters of BC trees
• Tree and wood teacher resource kit
• Tree Identification lesson (PDF file)
• Tree Identification lesson support notes (PDF file)
• Tree Identification lesson answer sheet  (PDF file)

Forest birds

• Introduction to bird identification – wings, beaks, feet, songs (21.48’ video) 
• Merlin Bird ID, Cornell University, bird identification using basic information, such as size, colour, location;
• BirdNET, Cornell University, features app to record, analyze, and identify birds by sounds;
• eBIrd, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, bird identification and the ability to create checklists;
• All About Bald Eagles (article);
• Bird migration in the western hemisphere.

Forest animals in the winter

• Scavenger Hunt: Preparing for Winter Forest lesson (PDF file)
• Scavenger Hunt: picture guide lesson (PDF file)
• Hibernation adaptation introduction lesson (Power point file)

Ordering promotional materials

• • To obtain the various promotional items, download and complete the Handout Materials Request Form BCNFW 2022.

Enquiries to see if seedings are available.

• • Contact members of the Forest Nursery Association of BC.

BC tree classroom reference kit

• • Download the Federation of BC Woodlots-NFW Colouring Book.
    ((, 11,664 KB).

Field day example

• • 100 Mile House (used byTara Dzenis and others)
  • Nelson
  • Port Alberni
  • Prince George

•  

In addition, check out the BC tree posters as an additional resource.