PEI Envirothon - Forestry

The following resources provide Envirothon students with information on a wide range of forest-related topics required to compete in the annual PEI Envirothon.

Learning Expectations and Outcomes: Forestry

Learning Resources:

Introduction to PEI Forest History and Forest Ecology

Forestry Training (Virginia Envirothon) - good overview of various aspects of forestry

Canada's Forests - General Information

Forest Regions of Canada
Principal Acadian Forest Tree Species
State of Canada's Forest Sector 2012 (statistical information of forested areas, jobs, industry, etc.)
State of the Forest Report for Prince Edward Island (2010) (4.1M)
Forest Policy for Prince Edward Island (2006)
State of Canada's Forests Annual Report (2021)

Tree Identification

Tree Components and their Functions
Tree Identification Terminology: Use the link to Eastern US
Greening Spaces Program Interactive Tree & Shrub ID: Use CD ROM link
Common Trees of Prince Edward Island
- Required coniferous trees - Spruces, Pines, Larch, Cedar, Balsam Fir and Hemlock
- Required deciduous trees - Maples, Birches, Poplars, Beech, Ash and Oak
Common Shrubs of Prince Edward Island
- Required shrubs - ground hemlock, wild raisin, redberried elder, alders, mountain ash and cherries
- Lichens - Wild Species and Lichens of Nova Scotia (for reference)
Why don't Evergreens Lose Their Needles?

Wood and Wood Components

Wood and Wood Components

Forest Inventory

Age and Diameter of Trees
Calculating Lumber Volumes (standing and cut)

Remote Sensing and Forest Inventory

Remote Sensing Technologies
PEI Aerial Photographs (compare land use, forest outlines, roads, and building location, size and type from 1935 and 2010)
Timber Cruising (Inventory)

Forest Products

Forest Management

The Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division produces a series of informational brochures for Island land owners: PEI Woodland Notes

Woodland Notes Vol #1: Selling Wood From Your Land
Woodland Notes Vol #2: Harvest Choices for Island Woodlots
Woodland Notes Vol #3: Forest Management Plans

Basic Forest Management Cycle (6.2M)

NS Forest Management Home Study Course (recommended)

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources offers an excellent Home Study Forest Management course. These manuals are available free-of-charge from the site but you must register to access them. The modules of interest to Envirothon students are:

Module #1 - Introduction to Silviculture
Module #2 - Harvest Systems
Module #4 - Woodlots and Wildlife (also applicable to the Wildlife and Aquatics components)
Module #5 - Stand Establishment
Module #7 - Woodlot Ecology
Module #8 - Wood Utilization and Technology
Module #9 - Woodlot Recreation

Types of Public Land on PEI

Forest Protection: Please focus on