Our forests are vulnerable to many threats. Whether it’s newer ones such as climate change and invasive species, or traditional ones such as wildfire, insects, disease, or wind and ice storms, our forests benefit from forest management to stay vibrant and healthy.

OFRI created this 24-page, full-color publication especially for 5th and 6th grade students. It provides a grade-appropriate overview of Oregon forests, including forest ecology, tree biology, forest management and forest careers. It explores how we as a society need to balance economic, ecological and social values.

Life in the Forest is a 24-page, full-color publication designed to assist students in understanding how forests provide habitat for different wildlife species.   It highlights current wildlife research and presents data for students to analyze. It is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards..

This pocket-sized booklet serves as a detailed reference guide to Oregon’s forests and forest-based economy, including information, maps, graphs and statistics about forestland ownership, timber harvest, forest-based employment and wood products production. 

A companion to Find Your Path, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

A companion to Into the Forest, the Teacher’s Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. Created with the help of a team of outdoor educational specialists, the guide includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards. Updated 2024.

The Investigate the Forest journal pages are intended to guide students in learning about Oregon’s forests while they explore the outdoors. They offer hands-on, student-centered ways to study the forest or other natural environments just outside their door and may be used before, during or after attending an Outdoor School program to enhance students’ understanding of Oregon’s forests and how they’re a vital resource.  Each journal page is designed to stand alone, but may be used in conjunction with other pages in a learning progression.

A directory of field sites, special events and ongoing forestry programs for Oregon educators and their students.

This document identifies connections between the Oregon Forest Literacy Plan concepts and the following resources for Grades 6-8.Oregon Environmental Literacy PlanNGSS Performance ExpectationsOFRI MaterialsPLT Conceptual FrameworkPLT ActivitiesProject WILD Conceptual FrameworkProject WILD Activities

This document identifies connections between the Oregon Forest Literacy Plan concepts and the following resources for grades 6-8.Oregon Environmental Literacy PlanOregon Science Standards OFRI MaterialsPLT ActivitiesProject WILD Activities

A k12 conceptual guide to teaching and learning about Oregon's forest.  

Oregon's forests are among the most diverse in the world. The colorful 24-inch by 36-inch poster includes a map showing the statewide locations where the most common conifer and hardwood tree species are found, plus descriptions of ecological and climatic conditions in which they thrive. 

A companion to Oregon's Forests poster, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

One order per teacher, please. The teacher sampler packet is a great way to receive an overview of OFRI's K-12 education programs and materials. The folder contains the following publications appropriate for 6-12 grade teachers and their students:

The Tree Carbon Tape helps give middle school students a tangible sense of the amount of carbon stored by Oregon’s forests. It's also a craft. Cut and tape the sections to create a tape that wraps around trees with different diameters.There is also an accompanying teacher guide  designed to help you use the Tree Carbon Tape in your middle school classroom.  

A companion to the Tree Carbon Tape, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

This classroom poster illustrates the role of forests and wood products in the carbon cycle. The poster shows the major contributors of carbon into the atmosphere, how forests absorb carbon through photosynthesis and how wood products such as lumber and furniture continue to store the carbon absorbed by trees.

A companion to Where's All The Carbon? poster, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.