BOREALFOREST.ORG - Educational Resources

borealforest.org

THE VIRTUAL FOREST

There are over 85 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 80 species of amphibians and reptiles, 160 species of fish, and 3,200 species of plants living in Ontario; most of them are found in the boreal forest. The following sections will illustrate the most common ones that occur in Northwestern Ontario.

Common Animal Species of the Northwestern Ontario Boreal Forest

MAMMALS	BIRDS	REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
FISHES	INSECTS

Common Plant Species of the Northwestern Ontario Boreal Forest

TREES	SHRUBS	HERBS
GRAMINOIDS	FERNS AND FERN -ALLIES	BRYOPHYTES AND LICHENS
GLOSSARIES Terminology \| Pictorial

On the following pages we will look at other species of animals and plants that may occur in Northwestern Ontario. However, most are found elsewhere, in and around the boreal regions of Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia, Russia, Eurasia and Siberia.

Animal and Plant Species of the World's Boreal Forests

MAMMALS			BIRDS
TREES			HERBS, SHRUBS & OTHER PLANTS

GLOSSARIES OF FORESTRY-RELATED TERMS

ACTIVITIES | PROJECTS | LESSONS

How Trees Work for Us - Take a Look!

Find out How Newsprint and Kraft Pulp are Made
Take a virtual tour of Bowater's Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Mill.

Try Making Your Own Paper!
An experiment you can do in the classroom or at home.

How Clean is Our Air and Water? - Pollution

Weather and the Forest

What is Nature's Carrying Capacity?
- Sustainable Development

Who's Coming to Dinner? - The Food Chain

Did You Know?
One cord of wood will yield these quantities of products:

7,500,000 toothpicks, or

1,000 - 2,000 lbs. of paper, or

61,370 standard envelopes, or

4,384,000 postage stamps, or

30 rocking chairs

A Recycling Crossword Puzzle
Click here to download the file in .pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print out the file.

NOTE: If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system, you can obtain it free from Adobe.Com by clicking on the logo.

CAREERS IN FORESTRY