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Forests in Focus 
A new educational program on forest
ecology will soon be making its debut in B.C. schools.
Forests in Focus , supported by the Ministry of Forests and
designed for students from kindergarten to Grade 12, features hands-on, multi-disciplinary
activities that use drama, music and language arts to teach about the forest environment.
“There’s definitely lots of
interest in this...particularly because it doesn’t have harvesting and silviculture
information, it’s focussed on forest ecology,” said Kerrie Post, co-ordinator
for Wild BC.
That organization produces Forests
in Focus and other educational
programs for the Ministry of Forests.
Kerrie expects Forests in
Focus, which has been
recommended for use in B.C. schools by the Ministry of Education, will appeal to a broad
audience of educators including teachers, parks interpreters, scout and guide leaders.
“There’s not a lot of other material that has forest science information
specific to B.C.,” she said.
Forests in Focus was five years in the making. “It went
through several facelifts and it was challenging but we got it done,” said MOF
communications officer Lindsey Olivier, who designed the book.
She said she is particularly pleased with the illustrations, which are kid friendly
without being anthropomorphic.
Wild BC offers copies of the 280-page, spiral-bound activity guide for $26 and runs
workshops on how to use the program.
For more information:
Kerrie Post, Wild BC, (250) 356-7111 or email: wild@gems5.gov.bc.ca
 www.env.gov.bc.ca/hctf/wild.htm
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