School and Group Programs
Forest Ecology
Pre-trip discussion questions
Plants
- What plants would you find in an old growth forest?
- What clues could you use to identify each plant?
- What conditions does each plant need to grow?
- Do any other organisms depend on specific forest plants for food?
- What are the different parts of a tree (i.e. heartwood, xylem, phloem, cambium, etc.)?
- How do trees obtain nutrients?
- What clues could you use to identify different types of trees?
Animals
- What animals might you find in a forest?
- When are they most active?
- What do they eat?
- How do they find their food?
