3.3 Learn about Logging

Forests are a renewable resource, but how can we use this natural resource sustainably?

Read/watch & answer the 4 questions below. Your group might want to start on different questions so that you see all the resources. The goal is to gather information that will help you decide: do you want to let American ForestLands log in our community? 

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Skim this article:
https://www.futureforestinc.com/six-benefits-of-logging-forests/

Which of the following are benefits to logging? Check all that are true (hint: all but one).

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Do you have any concerns about this system of logging? Write one thing you learned & how you feel about it.

Next, learn about how deforestation (removing trees) impacts the environment.

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What services does a forest provide? Check all that are true.

Start this video at 1:40 and watch until about 7:00 (when we meet the owner of "grand central bakery.")

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Name 2 ways this family logging business tries to be "sustainable."

Okay, take what you've learned and work together to complete Slide #8 (Incident #1).
If you finish early, work on slides 1-6.

Skim this article:https://www.futureforestinc.com/six-benefits-of-logging-forests/Which of the following are benefits to logging? Check all that are true (hint: all but one).

Do you have any concerns about this system of logging? Write one thing you learned & how you feel about it.

What services does a forest provide? Check all that are true.

Name 2 ways this family logging business tries to be "sustainable."

Skim this article:
https://www.futureforestinc.com/six-benefits-of-logging-forests/

Which of the following are benefits to logging? Check all that are true (hint: all but one).