World Deforestation by Isaac, Travis & Perrin

Deforestation by Max & Tajanae

Time to Change - Logging

Abby, Sadie, Zara

Deforestation By Alfie And Ruby

Field Study Summary

On tuesday we went to Magness tree farm. It was really funny when we were at the station with Bill wood Nathan convinced Bill that his name was Jamal. It was also really fun to go on the hike and see the over grown christmas tree farm. because my dad was in a boy scout troop that went to Magness tree farm and did stuff with them. The weather was really nice because for most of the day the sun was shinning and it wasn't to cold. I learned a lot of different things from this. 

Essential questions:

1. I would choose medium thinning because then you make enough money and also not clear-cut the land.

2. some of the uses of plants or trees in general.

-Toilet Paper

-timber

-shade

-fire wood 

-maple syrup

-christmas trees

-fruit 

-art tools 

3. Logging affects the global climate change because when you log you are taking trees away that could be talking in C02. this is changing the environment because right now we are putting a lot of carbon in the air which is causing the global temperature to rise.

-Haven

World Forestry Center Field Study Summary

Enter…. the World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon. First, be seated in a cushy, reclining chair to watch an eight-minute video on the basics of forests. Exit, and precede to the ground level exhibits that display information (like methods of timber harvest, animals, like the dark-eyed junco, and plants, heaviest types of wood, percentages of who owns forests in Oregon) and activities (like 100% water-free white water rafting, smoke jumping for those paranoid of heights, and finding animals in a Douglas fir) focusing on the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Walk carefully up the main set of stairs, holding onto the (Oak? Pine? Fir?) handrail. Pass over the bridge, observing the towering Douglas firs, birds and insects hidden within lush needles, and stop at the map of the world continents dotted with numbers. Read the brown, tan, blue, and red signs with information like “Canada exports twenty-two metric tons of maple syrup to over thirty countries annually” and “Bushmeat hunting in Africa threatens biodiversity of (sub-tropical) forests”. Conveniently located on the signs in an eye-catching traffic cone orange, find the number (such as “one” or “forty-three”). Next, roll your eyeballs up to the map of continents and find the identical number on the wall. That is where what you just read is located in the world! After this knowledge-boosting activity, stroll to the Russian train cars, where vermilion seats are comfortably placed in front of kitchenette-like tables, perfect for viewing the videos playing on the wall of the train. Feel free to roam to whatever looks intriguing, perhaps getting a picture taken while riding the rapids, or operating a timber harvest. Thank you for joining us today, and hopefully horizon expanding tidbits were learned of the forest of Planet Earth.

My favorite exhibit was the map of continents with the informational signs and Challenges of Forests signs. The Challenges of Forests started me thinking about how income and population relate with fuelwood consumption and damaged forest. I learned several communities in Tanzania, Africa are replanting forests, rehabilitating springs and repairing forest roads, some with the help of Roots and Shoots (an organization I remember Jane Goodall talking about that helps people in Africa restore their land and resources). I also observed that the higher the income per person, the more industrial wood is used by the continent, and the lower the income per person, the more fuelwood is utilized. I enjoyed our field study to the World Forestry Center and appreciated the information and activities presented.

-Claire

Our Laurelhurst park field study

We came back from lunch and got in groups of 4 people. We got meter sticks and 100 ft. tapes. We then left school and headed to Laurelhurst. When we got there we plotted out one acre plots and we each stood on one corner. An acre is actually rather small. Then we headed to a little alcove under a tree to hide from the rain. We then did all the math stuff for the replanting and thinning. After it stopped raining we headed out to try and find the height of trees.
People told us that it was easiest to do it this way: Make an estimate of how tall the tree is. Then walk about that far away, bend over and try and find a spot were the tip of the tree is just barely visible between your legs. Then measure the distance from you and the tree trunk. That is about the height of the tree.

-Travis