1. No bell work
Take 5 minutes to check your notebook and make sure you have all your stamps.
Planner: Lecture forest management
Title of notes: Forest management
Open books to Pg. 337

2. Friendly reminders All assignments are due by 3:30 pm today
I will not accept any assignments after this time. No exceptions

3. I’ll know I’ve got it when…
Learning target
I can describe a prescribed burn and how it’s helpful.
Today I am…
learning about forest management.
So that I’ll be able to…
understand the effects of fire suppression.
I’ll know I’ve got it when…
I can write two sentences describing what a prescribed forest burn is and how it helps forests.

4. Why manage forests? Scenic views Future home sites Site for recreation
Habitat for wildlife      
Family legacy      

5. Logging
Managed by the Forest Service.
Profits go to timber companies.

6. National Forest Management Act
Renewable resource management
for every national forest.

7. Where does logging take place?
Most logging in the U.S. is on private land.
Most are monocultures.
There is little biodiversity.

8. 1944: "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires."
Smokey Bear campaign
1944: "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires."
1947: "Remember... Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires." 2001: "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires" in response to a massive outbreak of wildfires in natural areas other than forests.

9. Stopping all wildfires in an area.
Fire suppression
Stopping all wildfires in an area.

10. Prescribed burns A controlled fire that clears away
dead brush or diseased vegetation.

11. How are they helpful? They help to restore ecosystems
and prevent future fires.

12. material in the understory. Less dense, less
Too dense, too much
material in the understory.
Less dense, less
material in the understory.

13. Real-world example Kirtland’s Warbler
Prefers young jack pines to nest. The pines grow in sandy soil.
Heat from the fires helps jack pine seed germination.

14. Helps scientists understand the health and history of the forest.
Tree rings
Helps scientists understand the health and history of the forest.

15. Reading Pg
Write down two important facts or definitions from the reading. Bullet point the facts.