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(Last updated 2/09/2010)

The following resource materials are available free of charge (unless otherwise indicated) to residents of Idaho. We reserve the right to limit quantities.
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    POSTERS & TEACHER RESOURCES:
    Qty Title  --  Description
    Blueprint of a Miracle / Managing a Miracle (11" x 25.5")
    "Teacher Companion"--links poster with classroom activities and Internet research.
    A two-sided poster. The Western Pine, our state tree, is featured on one side, and information about forests is on the other. See Poster
    The Idaho Forest: A Miracle At Work (12" x 27")
    Poster of Idaho's coniferous trees and forest products. See Poster
    Role Of Fire In Nature (17" x 22")
    Shows the role fire plays in the natural cycle of Rocky Mountain Forests.
    The Carbon Cycle: Forestry Never Looked So Cool (8.5" x 11") NEW
    Single copies. Online version
    Trees Are Terrific (18" x 24")  
    Idaho's Arbor Day Poster Contest Past Winners. Download poster of 2009 winner.
    Recycle! It’s A Plus for the Environment (17" x 22")
    Paper recycling.
    Green Mansions: The Evergreen Forests of the Pacific Northwest. (22" x 30")
    With article and lesson ideas about geology, plants and animals of Pacific Coast forests. BLM reprint from NSTA's Science & Children journal.   Online version
    PayPal Order
    Northwest Native Conifers (24" x 36") $15 each - Includes shipping/handling
    Beautiful drawings of 32 conifers with cones inset. See Poster
    PayPal Order
    Western White Pine (20" x 30") $15 each - Includes shipping/handling
    Idaho ’s state tree on white background with info about the tree. See Poster 
    Bookmark: Western white pine--our state tree. English/Spanish.
    Classroom sets available.
    Project Learning Tree
    Activity sampler and brochure of this award-winning education program.   More Information
    ELEM

    HS
    Forest Products Word Puzzles   Upper elementary and high school versions.
    Online version  Elementary: Wood products
    Online version  Elementary: Trees
    Online version  High School: Wood products
    Sets
    The Idaho Forest : From Lumberjacks to Lasersaws
    4th grade forest history supplement. Classroom set = 30 student readers, one teacher guide.
    If you need a different number of readers and/or guides, please indicate in the "Special Instructions" box at the bottom of this page.   Online version
    Learning from the Forest: Lessons by Teachers
    PreK-12 lessons developed by Idaho Teachers.   Online version
    PayPal Order
    Cookies in the Classroom Kit $13 per kit Includes shipping/handling
    Ten tree cross-sections and activity guide. Special Limited Offer for Idaho Educators
    PayPal Order
    Cookies in the Classroom Kit $23 per kit Includes shipping/handling
    Ten tree cross-sections and activity guide.
    Arbor Day -- In the Classroom and Out!
    Arbor Day ideas for teachers and students.
    Celebrate Arbor Day -- With your students!
    Brochure of ideas and activities for Arbor Day.
    Arbor Day Activity Sheets
    Primary, intermediate and jr. high. Please indicate grade.
    From the Forest : The products we get from trees.  
    (full color brochure. Classroom sets available.)    Online version
    Mammals & Forests: A look at mammals of the forest.  
    Full color brochure. Classroom sets available.    Online version
    Birds & Forests: How birds and forests live and thrive together.
    Full color brochure. Classroom sets available.    Online version
    Water & Forests: The role trees play in water quality.
    Full color brochure. Classroom sets available.    Online version
    Controversy In the Classroom Bookmark
    Tips for teachers.   Online version
    Forest Products Week Essay Contest  
    (Information about annual October contest.)   Online version
    Grants For Idaho Teachers
    Application form. ACCEPTED YEAR ROUND.   Online version
    The LOG. Forest Education Update.  
    Most recent fall and spring issues.   Online version
    EarthTracks Newsletter.  
    The latest edition of Idaho's Environmental Education newsletter. Add me to the EarthTracks Newsletter mailing list. Published twice a year.   Online version
    EarthTracks Newsletter mailing list
    Add me to the EarthTracks Newsletter mailing list published twice a year.
    Educational Lending Kits
    IFPC's Paper-Making Kit and Forester Kit.   Online Only - Download now.
    Recycling at School: Tools for Teachers
    Flyer of recycling resources from American Forest & Paper Assn.   Online version
    TREES, TREE PRODUCTS, RECYCLING
    (see also Teacher Resources and TAPPI Brochures)
    Qty Title  --  Description
    Trees Of Idaho
    20-page booklet about 16 Idaho tree species. Single copies.   Online version
    Forest Products Laboratory
    Brochure about the Forest Service lab and their diverse wood products research.
    Evergreen Magazine, Nov. 2003
    Featuring the USFS Forest Products Laboratory.
    Return of the Giants   20-page booklet about restoring White Pine ecosystems.
    Online Only (Scroll to the bottom of the page for a link.)
    Imagine a place...where there's room for your ideas.
    Careers in paper and related industries.   Online version
    Engineered Wood Products.
    8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    The Miracle Resource.
    8-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Consumer Choices: Greening Your Purchases.
    4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    The National Green Building Movement.
    4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    BROCHURES from TAPPI
    (the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry}
    Qty Title  --  Description
    What's In A Tree?   Online version
    Are We Running Out Of Trees?   Online version
    How Much Paper Can Be Made From A Tree?  Online version
    How are Trees Grown for Paper?   Online version
    How is Paper Recycled?   Online version
    Why Recycle?   Online version
    How are Corrrugated Boxes Made?   Online version
    FOREST HEALTH & MANAGEMENT
    (Also see Policy Analysis Group publications)
    Qty Title  --  Description
      Idaho Forest Facts
    Booklet with Idaho forest facts and figures. COMING SOON
    Look to the Future, Look to the Forest (Classroom sets available)
    Brochure with quick facts about Idaho ’s forests.   Online version
    What is a Forest? And other questions about forestry and foresters
    Society of American Foresters brochure.
    Forests and Carbon
    5-page reprint from U of I Extension’s Woodland Notes, Spr/Sum 2008.   Online version
    Climate Change: Forests and Carbon Sequestration
    4-page Eco-Link from Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Inventory-Based Forest Health Indicators: Implications for National Forest Management. 
    (Journal of Forestry, reprint)
    Evergreen Magazine Spring 2003
    "The truth about America's forests"
    Evergreen Magazine: Winter 2000
    32 pages on issues of managing national forests.
    The Top Ten Environmental Benefits of Forestry
    One-sheet brochure from the Society of American Foresters.   Online Version
    An Idaho Forester's Top Ten List
    Things to keep in mind when studying forest issues. Classroom sets available!   Online version
    Forests at a Crossroads (Classroom sets available)
    4-page foldout national forests in Idaho.   Online version
    Forests: A Legacy to our Children (Classroom sets available)
    Brochure about forests and things individuals can do to sustain them.
    Forests for Today & Tomorrow: Protecting and Renewing Idaho's Forests (Classroom sets available)
    Brochure about forest stewardship.
    Bark Beetles: Are Your Trees at Risk?  
    12-page Forest Service booklet. Rich with pictures and information.   Online version
    Mountain Pine Beetle in the Intermountain West  
    U.S. Forest Service brochure.
    Douglas-fir Bark Beetle in the Intermountain West  
    U.S. Forest Service brochure.
    Health of Idaho’s Forests: A summary of conditions, issues and implications.
    43-page report from Idaho Dept. of Lands and U.S. Forest Service.   Online version
    Forest Health
    8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Embracing Change: Lessons from Nature
    4-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Timber Sale Planning
    4-page visual foldout of the Forest Service timber sale process.
    Celebrate Arbor Day
    Brochure (New each spring, Available in April).
    FOREST ISSUE BRIEFS
    Qty Title  --  Description
    Are Forests, Carbon and Climate Change Related? Online version AND
    How Can We Get Green Power from Overcrowded Forests?
    Online version
    Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
    Who Owns Idaho ’s Forests? Online version AND Why are Roads Important to Keep Working Forests Working? Online version
    Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
    How Do Forests Affect Our Drinking Water? Online version AND Are There Laws That Protect Our Forests? Online version
    Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
    Why Do Forest Animals Live Where They Do? Online version AND Why Are Some Forests Clearcut? Online version
    Available in classroom sets. Each double-sided sheet contains two different issue briefs.
    FIRE
    (Also see "Posters," "Forest Health & Management" and Policy Analysis Group publications)
    Qty Title  --  Description
    After the Burn: Assessing and Managing Your Forestland After a Wildfire.
    77-page booklet from Univ. of Idaho. Single copies only.   Online version
    Protecting and Landscaping Homes in the Wildland/Urban Interface
    20-page U of I booklet. Single copies only.   Online version
    Wildland Fire in the United States
    Brochure from the National Wildfire Coordination Group.
    Fire Ecology
    8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Biomass for Energy and Forest Fuel Reduction
    4-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    FISH & WILDLIFE
    (Also see Policy Analysis Group publications)
    Qty Title  --  Description
    Logging for Healthy Habitat? Forests, Fires and Elk
    8-page Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation article.   Online version
    Another Look at Salmon in the Pacific Northwest
    8-page booklet.   Online version
    Evergreen Magazine: Spring 2006  
    (8 pages. "Did Politics Doom the Northern Spotted Owl?")
    Wildlife and Forests
    4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY & ECONOMICS
    (Also see Policy Analysis Group publications)
    Qty Title  --  Description
    The State of Idaho’s Forests: Working for Public Schools  
    (Brochure about state forests and school funding plus handout showing funding received by individual school districts).
    Online version - - Online version
    State Trust Lands in the West: Fiduciary Duty in a Changing Landscape 
    56-page booklet. Single copies only.   Online version
    New Approaches for Managing Federally Administered Lands
    62-page report of the Federal Lands Task Force.   Online version
    New Approaches and Initiatives for Managing Federal Lands
    18-page presentation, Aug 1999.   Online version
    Forest Practices Water Quality Audit
    (45-page Idaho Dept. of Lands report).
    Idaho Forest Practices Year-End Report—2008
    14-page Idaho Department of Lands report.   Online version
    Directory of Idaho Wood Products Manufacturers
    2004 edition.   Online version
    Paper. The everyday wonder.
    10-page booklet about paper, the industry and recycling. American Forest & Paper Assn.   Online version
    Forest product and paper industry fact sheets.
    Set includes Forest Protection, Environmental Stewardship, Forest Conservation, Bleaching, Fiber Sourcing for Paper, Forest Health & Management, Recycling. American Forest & Paper Assn.
    Idaho's Forest Products Industry: Current Conditions and Forecast 2010
    University of Idaho report.   Online version
    The Role of Natural Resource-Based Industries in Idaho's Economy
    4-page article.  
    Idaho’s Forest and Paper Industry at a Glance.
    one-page fact sheet, 2008 edition.  
    En-vi-ron-ment
    Aug. 2005 Idaho Council on Industry and Environment newsletter: "Idaho's forests: helping the environment and the economy"
    En-vi-ron-ment
    June 2004 Idaho Council on Industry & Environment newsletter: "Idaho Timber & Idaho Schools".
    Idaho's Forest Products Industry: A Descriptive Analysis
    (31-page Forest Service report).   Online version
    Technology in the Forest
    8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Technology in the Mills
    8-page "Eco-Link" publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Biomass Energy II
    4-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    Forests as Financial Assets
    8-page Eco-Link publication from the Temperate Forest Foundation.   Online version
    About The Idaho Forest Products Commission
    Qty Title  --  Description
    Facts about the Idaho Forest Products Commission
    Brochure.
    IFPC Annual Activity Report
    Activity Report.
    UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO POLICY ANALYSIS GROUP REPORTS
    Qty Title  --  Description
    Idaho's Endowment Lands: A Matter of Sacred Trust
    20-page Policy Analysis Group report #1 on state lands.   Online version
    Design of Forest Riparian Buffer Strips for Protection of Water Quality
    35-page University of Idaho Policy Analysis Group Report #8.   Online version
    Forest Health Conditions in Idaho: Executive Summary
    37-page report #11.   Online version
    Forest Health Conditions in Idaho 2002 Update
    16-page update to the publication above.
    Idaho Water Quality Policy for Nonpoint Source Pollution
    32-page Policy Analysis Group report #14.   Online version
    Public Opinion of Water Quality Issues and Funding Options in Idaho
    (76-page Policy Analysis Group** report #17).   Online version
    Toward Sustainable Forest Management: Part I: Certification
    85-page Policy Analysis Group report #18.   Online version
    Toward Sustainable Forest Management: Part II: The Roles and Effects of Timber Harvesting in Idaho.
    37-page Policy Analysis Group report #19.   Online version
    Taxing Forest Property: Analysis of Alternative Methods and Impact in Idaho
    32-page Policy Analysis Group report #20.   Online version
    Forest Resource-Based Economic Development in Idaho
    74-page Policy Analysis Group report #22.   Online version
    Comparison of Two Forest Certification Systems and Idaho Legal Requirements
    48-pg Policy Analysis Group report #23.   Online version
    Forest Fire Smoke Management Policy: Can Prescribed Fire Reduce Subsequent Wildland Fire Emissions?
    (37-page Policy Analysis Group** report #24).   Online version
    Idaho’s Forest Products Business Sector---Fact Sheet #1.
    One-sheet synopsis (Feb 2006).
    Idaho Forest Facts and Forest Issues-Fact Sheet #2
    (6 pages, Sept. 2007)
    Trends in U.S. Wildfires and Idaho Forest Fuel Loading-Fact Sheet #3
    One-sheet synopsis
    Idaho Forests by the Numbers NEW
    11-page Powerpoint printout of Idaho forestry facts and figures
    Idaho’s Forest Products Business Sector: Contributions, Challenges and Opportunities.
    48-page Policy Analysis Group report #26.   Online version

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