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Book List
Pine Needle Basketry from Forest Floor to Finished Project by Judy Mofield Mallow - Create picturesque pine needle baskets, miniatures, trays, pencil holders and more. Includes information on dyeing needles, making lids and handles, techniques, and gathering and storing materials.
Forest-Friendly Building Timbers by Alan Gray and Anne Hall - This book explains the differences in environmental impact of using plantation and recycled timber rather than native timber.
Mythic Woods – The World’s Most Remarkable Forests by Jonathan Roberts - Illustrates these enigmatic worlds using lavish photography. The author explores the individual character of each forest and reveals the mysteries hidden within.
The Tree House Book by Peter Nelson and David Larkin - Trees welcome all types of houses. Detailed how-to information, including plans and drawings, is combined with stunning interior and exterior photographs. A fun book that students will really enjoy.
Forest Explorer by Nic Bishop - An engrossing guide to the deciduous forests of North America, with stunning photographs of animals, plants, and insects - all life-sized or magnified.
A Home Among the Gum Trees: The story of Australian houses by John Nicholson - From Aboriginal shelter, convict hospital, tree-house, lighthouse and mobile home to the modern suburban house; how Australians have responded to the land, the weather and new fashions in building materials.
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono - The touching story of Elzéard Bouffier, who devoted his entire life to reforesting a desolate portion of Provence, in southern France before, during, and after, World Wars I and II. A tribute to how much good one person can accomplish in a lifetime.
Common Sense Forestry by Hans Morsbach - An American book that shows how to expand existing woodlands into forests that promote biodiversity while providing harvestable timber.
The Schoolbook of Forestry by Charles Lathrop Pack - General information and facts about forests, specifically aimed at students.
Eucalyptus - A Novel by Murray Bail - A modern fairy tale and love story about a girl who can only marry a man who is able to name the species of every gum tree on her property.
Useful websites
- www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry - Information on South Australia’s forests.
- www.forestry.sa.gov.au - Information on South Australia’s forest reserves.
- www.rainforest-alliance.org - A U.S. based website focusing on forestry protection and awareness.
- www.nafi.com.au - The national Australia Forestry Industry website. Education sections, games, facts.
- www.csiro.au - Facts and figures about Australian forests.
- www.environment.gov.au - Online portal and gateway to Australian environment resources.
- www.anbg.gov.au/birds/birds.html - Information for bird projects on Australian native birds.
- www.sabirding.com - Birding South Australia website, information on SA native birds.
- www.outdoorssa.com.au - Information on outdoor activities throughout South Australia.
- www.gould.edu.au/index.asp - Gould Group designs innovative environmental education and training in sustainability.
- www.daff.gov.au - Follow the link to Forestry. This is the premier site for forestry in Australia.
- www.daff.gov.au/brs/forest-veg/nfi - National Forest Inventory. Maps and facts on Australian forests.
- www.australianforests.org.au - The National Forest Education and Awareness Network. The main forestry education web portal in Australia.
- www.dpi.vic.gov.au/privateforestry/schoolsed - A curriculum resource for schools titled, ‘Farm Forestry - Trees at work’. It has useful class activities and virtual farm forests sites.
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestrymatters/middle_years/resource_list
- Page Last Modified: November 15, 2011