Envirothon’s Forestry Key Points1. Indentify Common Trees and Shrubs – Use of Key

2. Forest Ecology

3. Cause and Effect of Tree Growth

4. Wildlife Related to Forest Dynamics

5. Forest Health and Management6. Forest Management and Silviculture

7. Apply Silvicutural Concepts

8. Forest Management Decisions Based Upon: Economics, Social and Ecological Factors9. Trees in the Urban Setting

10. Adaptations of Wildlife

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Tree Identification:

Conifers

Leaves

Scale-like

Needles in clusters

Tree Identification:

Deciduous

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Opposite

Form of leaf

Simple

Compound

Leaf margin

Entire

Lobed

Serrated

Tree Identification:Kentucky

Hardwoods

Sugar maple

Red maple

Black cherry

American beech

Hawthorn

Service berry

American hop-horn beam

Red oak

American elm

Conifers

Eastern white pineEastern hemlock

Ash

Tree Identification:Canada

Hardwoods

Striped mapleMountain mapleStage horn sumacAmerican mountain ashPin cherryShining willowHeart leafed willowBebb’s willowLarge toothed aspen

Conifers

Eastern arborvitaeEastern larch

Choke cherrySpecked alderPaper birchYellow birchBalsam poplarTrembling aspenGrey birch

Red pineJack pineBalsam firBlack , white and red spruce

Top Five (5) Tree Species

Spruce 31 %Balsam Fir 19%Sugar Maple 8%Red Maple 8%Cedar 7%

* Note: Hardwoods do not dominate

BROADLEAF DECIDUOUS TREES

Maple-yellow birch-hemlock-pine

Alberta Provincial Tree Lodgepole Pine

BC Provincial Tree Western Red Cedar

Manitoba Provincial Tree White Spruce

New Brunswick Provincial Tree Balsam Fir

Newfoundland Provincial Tree Black Spruce

NWT Official Tree Tamarack

Nova Scotia Provincial Tree Red Spruce

Nunavut no official tree

Ontario Provincial Tree Eastern White Pine

PEI Provincial Tree Red Oak

Quebec Provincial Tree Yellow Birch

Saskatchewan Provincial Tree White Birch

Yukon Official Tree Sub-alpine Fir

Official Trees of the Provinces and Territories

Forest Ecology Pages 21-25

Cause and Effect RelationshipsPages 26-28, and 34-35

Wildlife RelationshipsPages 44, 60-62, and 71

Forest Health and ManagementPages 19, 20 , 22, 27, 34-35, 37-38, 57-67,

and 62

Basic Forest Management ConceptsPages 68-76

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Basic Forest Management ConceptsPages 68-76

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Silvicultural ConceptsPages 36 (a) and 68-76

Land InvestmentHunting and FishingBeauty and SceneryHome/Vacation HomeFarmLeave to HeirsNon Timber ProductsTimber Products

The Complex Factors Affecting Forest Management

Pages 13-18 (Social), 28-38 (Ecological), 83-100 (Economical)

Trees in the Urban/Suburban LandscapePages 49(3), 65(5), 73 and 77

Adaption's of WildlifePages 20(5), 44(2), 60 - 62, 71(4)

Who owns the land?In Kentucky Private Individuals Own…..78%

In New Brunswick….. 30%

What is the universal measuring stick in forestry?

What does it measure?

Word related to “harvesting”? “S”

Term used in reference to “management”? “S”

“Study of life” of the forest! “E”

Word for diverse habitat. “B”

What can our forests be used for? “M”

Why do we apply silvicultural techniques?

Two methods of regeneration? “N” and “A”

Forest inventory – we don’t measure every tree, we “S”

Forest insects -

Newest to hardwoods? E”

Hemlock?

Hemlock makes up a small segment of timber – why are we concerned about hemlock dying?

Name one tool used in forestry?

BMP’s? SMZ’s DBH

DBH is measured at what location on the tree?

What are the measurements needed to determine volume of a “tree”?

What are the measurements needed for a “log”

What is a pace?

What is meant by “Pioneer Species”?

What silvicultural technique is used to create an even aged woodland?

…..Uneven aged management?