Forests & the Carbon Cycle Curriculum

Helpful websites for the How Much Carbon Would a Woodchuck Chuck? math exercise:

The Forest Foundation

www.calforestfoundation.org

California Department of Transportation

www.dot.ca.gov

California Environmental Protection Agency

www.calepa.ca.gov

California Forest Products Commission

www.calforests.org

United States Forest Service

www.fs.fed.us

Helpful websites for the Life Cycle Assessment Research Project

Consumer Choices: Greening Your Purchases*
http://www.forestinfo.com/Products/eco-links/

www.dovetailinc.org/documents/DovetailLCA0105.pdf

www.dovetailinc.org/reportView.php?action=search then type "life cycle" into the search

www.corrim.org/pubs_list

www.athenasmi.ca/tools/ecoCalculator/ The Athena EcoCalculator is a free download that allows instant access to Life Cycle Assessment information for different building designs. Registration is free and will allow students to analyze the environmental impact of building material choices for beams, floors, walls, and roofs

http://www.calforests.org/ whats_new-541-The_Wood_Users_Guide_to_Green_Building.htm