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Workshop: Wood culture and the curriculum Jen Hurst, Education Associate @ Sylva Foundation [email protected] What is wood culture? The way we value trees and the many benefits we get from them as a society, and how we grow, nurture, and produce wood from our woodlands is called our ‘wood culture’. Useful links for information and resources on wood culture Sylva Foundation The Sylva Foundation is a charity working to revive Britain's wood culture. It runs a number of projects under the themes of science, education and forestry. These include the think-tank Forestry Horizons, the OneOak project, and the myForest service, which supports over 1000 woodland owners across Britain in caring for their forests. www.sylva.org.uk Forests for the Future A resource investigating trees, forests and climate change. This year an introductory unit will be added to this existing resource called ‘Grown in Britain Wood Culture Unit – our own Wood Culture’. The wood culture unit will contain information, activities, films and resources on sustainable forest management in the UK, and the many ways our woodlands and forests benefit us. Supported by the Crown Estate in partnership with Grown in Britain, Forestry Commission, the Natural Route and the Sylva Foundation. Watch this space for a launch date! http://www.forestsforthefuture.co.uk/ The Grown in Britain Campaign (GiB) Grown in Britain aims to bring together everyone who values our forests, woods and trees and the products we can make from the wood they produce. GiB has produced a film that shows how a dining table is produced from a British Ash tree and through many different stages it becomes a table in Heal’s Department store in London. The film also explains how buying British wood supports not only woodlands and forests but also the businesses such as sawmills, designers, craftspeople and the many others involved in making a dining table. To see the Ash tree film go to: 1
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Workshop: Wood culture and the curriculumJen Hurst, Education Associate @ Sylva Foundation
What is wood culture?The way we value trees and the many benefits we get from them as a society, and how we grow, nurture, and produce wood from our woodlands is called our ‘wood culture’.
Useful links for information and resources on wood cultureSylva FoundationThe Sylva Foundation is a charity working to revive Britain's wood culture. It runs a number of projects under the themes of science, education and forestry. These include the think-tank Forestry Horizons, the OneOak project, and the myForest service, which supports over 1000 woodland owners across Britain in caring for their forests. www.sylva.org.uk
Forests for the FutureA resource investigating trees, forests and climate change. This year an introductory unit will be added to this existing resource called ‘Grown in Britain Wood Culture Unit – our own Wood Culture’. The wood culture unit will contain information, activities, films and resources on sustainable forest management in the UK, and the many ways our woodlands and forests benefit us. Supported by the Crown Estate in partnership with Grown in Britain, Forestry Commission, the Natural Route and the Sylva Foundation. Watch this space for a launch date!http://www.forestsforthefuture.co.uk/
The Grown in Britain Campaign (GiB) Grown in Britain aims to bring together everyone who values our forests, woods and trees and the products we can make from the wood they produce. GiB has produced a film that shows how a dining table is produced from a British Ash tree and through many different stages it becomes a table in Heal’s Department store in London. The film also explains how buying British wood supports not only woodlands and forests but also the businesses such as sawmills, designers, craftspeople and the many others involved in making a dining table. To see the Ash tree film go to: http://makeitbritish.co.uk/uncategorized/heals-launches-totally-british-furniture-collection/ To find out more about GiB and get involved in the campaign: http://www.growninbritain.org
Forestry stats, facts and figures A useful leaflet with summary statistics on forest industry employment, visitors to forests, planting and production in the UK and comparisons with other countries. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-7aqf6jMore detailed statistics can be found at:http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-7aqdgc
Forestry careers: the portal for learning and careers in forestryThis is a comprehensive guide to the diversity of jobs and careers in forestry and includes engaging film clips of people in a variety of jobs. The portal includes a leaflet listing where to go for courses and training and how to follow a pathway into a forestry career. http://sylva.org.uk/forestrycareers/
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SING TO TUNE OF ‘LONDON’S BURNING’
in 4 rounds:
ACTIONS FORESTRY MESSAGE
1. Plant a tree, plant a tree
…Sit + hands on head(if outside crouch on ground)
Trees are planted for wood
2. Help it grow, help it grow
…Sit +Arms high(if outside come up half standing)
Tree starts to grow
3. Be a forest, be a forest …Stand + Arms high Forest canopy forms
4. Cut it down, cut it down!
…Sit + Arms folded(if outside fall on ground!)
Cut the tree down and use it for wood. Sustainable forestry is replanting trees after cutting.
Notes to educators: While the class sing the round, notice how there are always tall trees in
the forest, even while the others are being cut down. So in a real forest, even while trees are being felled for their timber, the
forest still thrives!
Sylva’s Sustainable Forestry Songfrom the OneOak Project
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnPypBrF3uQ
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Figure 4: Some of the many elements and outcomes of a revitalised woodland culture from DEFRA (2012), ‘The Independent Panel on Forestry Final Report’, pg 17. With kind permission from DEFRA.
Figure 3: The range of activities carried out as part of managing woodlands to meet their owner’s objectives from DEFRA (2012), ‘The Independent Panel on Forestry Final Report’, pg 16.
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