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3.3 Learn about Logging

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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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Question 2
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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.
Question 3
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Start this video at 1:40 and watch until about 7:00 (when we meet the owner of "grand central bakery.")
Question 4
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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).
Gives people jobs in the timber industry
Can remove dead and unsafe trees
Opens up forest shade so other plants and new trees can grow
Can reduce wildfire risks
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Gives us valuable lumber for building, paper and other wood products
What services does a forest provide? Check all that are true.
Habitat to protect biodiversity
Provides oxygen to breathe
Absorbs C02 - carbon dioxide - from the air, which reduces affects of climate change
Holds soil in place, which keeps water clean
A place to recreate - hike, picnic or fish