Resources for Activity 34: Who Works in this Forest?

Student Page
Who Works in this Forest?

Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Additional Resources
This USGS booklet engages students in thinking about and planning for careers in science. Photographs and text capture what it means to be a cartographer, a geologist, a biologist, an oceanographer, and many other types of scientists.

Science Careers Website
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics created a website that suggests possible careers for students interested in science. Careers described include pharmacist, chemist, environmental scientist, etc. Relevant statistics, educational background and experience, likely salaries, and more, are given for each career.

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Robert Bonnie Says Agreement Protects Both Wildlife and Landowners (2008)
- Sally Collins: No One Expected Forest Fires to Become So Big a Factor, So Quickly  (2008)
- Robert Bonnie on Financial Incentives for Preserving Forests  (2008) 
- Neil Sampson: 'We depend on forests every day' (2008) 
- Jo Pierce: 'Private forests mean income, and much more' (2008)  
- Jo Pierce’s Tree Farm Sustained with Careful, Long-term thinking  (2008) 
- Janaki Alavalapati Says the Forest Biofuel Market is Evolving (2008)