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This
website
provides
tools
for
teaching
forestry
topics.
It
includes
information
about
videos
and
classroom
materials,
teacher
workshops,
grants
and
opportunities,
links
to
other
forestry
sites,
ask-a-forester,
downloadable
newsletters
about
environmental
and
forestry
education,
a
kids
section,
and
downloadable
lesson
plans.
The
lesson
plans
cover
topics
such
as
wood,
timber,
properties
of
wood,
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This
page,
from
the
University
of
Illinois
Extension,
has
an
animated
cartoon
designed
to
help
3rd
through
5th
grade
students
gain
an
appreciation
of
trees,
observe
trees
in
their
everyday
lives,
and
develop
an
interest
in
discovering
more
about
trees.
It
is
intended
for
adults
to
work
with
children
to
explore
the
secret
life
of
trees.
It
meets
several
of
the
Illinois
statewide
learning
goals
for
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This
page,
from
the
University
of
Illinois
Extension,
has
an
animated
cartoon
designed
to
help
young
children
(5-8
years
of
age)
gain
an
appreciation
of
trees,
observe
trees
in
their
every
day
lives
and
develop
an
interest
in
learning
more
about
trees.
It
is
intended
for
adults
to
work
with
children
to
explore
the
wonders
of
trees.
It
meets
several
of
the
Illinois
statewide
learning
goals
for
second
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This
Internet-based
mapping
tool
was
originally
designed
for
fire
managers
to
access
online
maps
of
current
fire
locations
and
perimeters
in
the
conterminous
48
States
and
Alaska.
Using
a
standard
web
browser,
fire
personnel
can
download
this
information
to
pinpoint
the
affected
areas.
With
the
growing
concern
of
western
wildland
fires
in
the
summer
of
2000,
this
application
also
became
available
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This
non-profit,
professional
association
represents
members
of
the
global
wildland
fire
community.
The
purpose
of
the
association
is
to
facilitate
communication
and
provide
leadership
for
the
wildland
fire
community.
The
site
provides
information
about
membership,
periodicals
(Wildfire
Magazine
and
the
Journal
of
Wildland
Fire),
documents
and
reports
from
safety
and
fire
summit
meetings,
upcoming
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The
National
Fire
Plan
is
a
cooperative,
long-term
effort
of
several
governmental
and
non-governmental
organizations
that
seeks
to
manage
impacts
of
wildland
fire
by
addressing
five
key
points:
firefighting,
rehabilitation,
hazardous
fuels
reduction,
community
assistance,
and
accountability.
Users
can
access
and
download
yearly
progress
reports,
and
fuels
treatment
reports,
and
use
a
map
viewer
to
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This
is
the
homepage
of
the
National
Interagency
Fire
Center
(NIFC),
the
nation's
support
center
for
wildland
firefighting.
It
features
links
to
news
articles,
current
fire
information,
and
statistics
on
wildland
fires.
There
is
an
education
and
outreach
section
which
includes
information
on
traveling
prevention
and
education
teams,
a
guide
to
wildland
fires,
links
to
fire
prevention
and
mitigation
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The
Firewise
Home
Page
was
created
for
people
who
live
or
vacation
in
fire
prone
areas
of
North
America.
The
information
contained
here
will
help
users
become
firewise
individuals,
and
acquaint
them
with
the
challenges
of
living
around
interface/
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http:/
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This
information
sheet
discusses
the
ability
of
trees
in
major
Colorado
forest
types
to
withstand
fire
damage
or
reestablish
after
a
fire.
Characteristics
such
as
thickness
of
the
bark,
rooting
depth,
needle
length,
bud
size,
and
degree
of
scorch
contribute
to
the
resistance
and
survival
of
a
tree
after
a
fire
event.
The
effects
on
seed
reserves
and
the
ability
of
aspen
trees,
many
shrubs,
and
grasses
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This
portal
provides
links
to
documents
produced
by
the
National
Wildfire
Coordinating
Group
(NWCG),
a
group
consisting
of
agencies
of
the
Forest
Service,
Bureau
of
Land
Management,
National
Park
Service,
Bureau
of
Indian
Affairs,
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service,
and
the
National
Association
of
State
Foresters.
Materials
accessible
here
include
NWCG
qualifications
documents,
information
on
prescribed
fires,
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