Longleaf Information for Educators
- Find it in the Forest – NC Coastal Land Trust
Kid exploration guide to longleaf pine forests - Fire in the Longleaf Pine – Exploring North Carolina
Natural history and future of longleaf forests; Includes 5 “chapter” videos, student guide, teacher guide, and related activities (scroll to episode 104) - Life of a Fire Lover
Junior Ranger program about the life stages of longleaf pine - Here’s to the Land of the Longleaf Pine – Institute for the Environment at UNC Chapel Hill
Explore human influences on the longleaf pine ecosystem while evaluating ecological and economic factors of land management - LONGLEAF – Exploring North Carolina with NC State University & America’s Longleaf
Video introduction to the longleaf ecosystem and management initiatives - More than Pine Trees and Sand – Brady Beck Photography
Video documenting wildlife in NC longleaf pine forests - Teaching the Next Generation – The Longleaf Alliance
Longleaf natural and cultural history for grades 3-5, includes 25 lessons with background information and coloring sheets - Fire in the Longleaf Pine – PBS
- Harris Lake County Park – New Hill, NC
- North Carolina State Parks:
Check park calendars for public programs. Many locations can also accommodate group programs upon request.
- Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest – Elizabethtown, NC
- Why Fire is Good
- Good Fires Protect Your Forest
- Forest Fires – Discovery Education, Grades 9-12
- Project Learning Tree Focus on Forests: The Nature of Fire
- Understanding Fire
- Fire Management
- Project Learning Tree Focus on Forests: The Nature of Fire
- Fire Ecology Curriculum
- Taking a Stand: Pros and Cons of Forest Fires – Thirteen Ed Online, Grades 7-12
- Ask a Ranger: Good Fire
- Wildland Fire – Natural Inquirer