The following resources provide Envirothon students with information on a wide range of forest-related topics required to compete in the annual PEI Envirothon.
Learning Expectations and Outcomes: Forestry
Learning Resources:
Introduction to PEI Forest History and Forest Ecology
Forestry Training (Virginia Envirothon) - good overview of various aspects of forestry
Canada's Forests - General Information
- Forest Regions of Canada
- Principal Acadian Forest Tree Species
- State of Canada's Forest Sector 2012 (statistical information of forested areas, jobs, industry, etc.)
- State of the Forest Report for Prince Edward Island (2010) (4.1M)
- Forest Policy for Prince Edward Island (2006)
- State of Canada's Forests Annual Report (2021)
Tree Identification
- Tree Components and their Functions
- Tree Identification Terminology: Use the link to Eastern US
- Greening Spaces Program Interactive Tree & Shrub ID: Use CD ROM link
- Common Trees of Prince Edward Island
- Required coniferous trees - Spruces, Pines, Larch, Cedar, Balsam Fir and Hemlock
- Required deciduous trees - Maples, Birches, Poplars, Beech, Ash and Oak
- Common Shrubs of Prince Edward Island
- Required shrubs - ground hemlock, wild raisin, redberried elder, alders, mountain ash and cherries
- Lichens - Wild Species and Lichens of Nova Scotia (for reference)
- Why don't Evergreens Lose Their Needles?
Wood and Wood Components
Forest Inventory
- Age and Diameter of Trees
- Calculating Lumber Volumes (standing and cut)
Remote Sensing and Forest Inventory
- Remote Sensing Technologies
- PEI Aerial Photographs (compare land use, forest outlines, roads, and building location, size and type from 1935 and 2010)
- Timber Cruising (Inventory)
Forest Products
- How a Sawmill Works
- What is a Board Foot?
- What is a Cord of Wood?
- Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
- What are Non-timber Forest Products (NTFP)
Forest Management
The Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division produces a series of informational brochures for Island land owners: PEI Woodland Notes
- Woodland Notes Vol #1: Selling Wood From Your Land
- Woodland Notes Vol #2: Harvest Choices for Island Woodlots
- Woodland Notes Vol #3: Forest Management Plans
Basic Forest Management Cycle (6.2M)
NS Forest Management Home Study Course (recommended)
The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources offers an excellent Woodlot Owner Management guides. Those guides of interest include:
- Field Guide to Pests of the Acadian Forest
- A Quick Guide to Woodlot Management Planning
- A Quick Guide to Tree Planting
- A Quick Guide to Selection Management
- Guides to Forest Ecosystem Classification, Vegetation, Types, Soil Types and Ecosites
Nova Scotia also has a great Woodlot Management Home Study Guide. It's free, but you have to register.
Forest Protection: Please focus on
- Forest Protection
- Fire
- Insects and Diseases
Forestry Issues in Canada
- Forest Pests
- Climate Change (pages 3 - 18)
- Forest Carbon (New October 9, 2019)
- Forest Biodiversity
- Management and conservation vs preservation
- Old growth forests in Canada
- Markets for Canadian Forest products