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| Elementary School Level Equipment: 1 Forester's trunk (Rubbermaid Acton Packer-24 gal. size) = $12.99 or $5 on sale - Ames 3 Light intensity meters (Environemental Concepts) = $120 Luxmeter - Terra Tech p.21 6 Air thermometers = $7.26 - AM p.8 4 Soil. Thermometers = $31.79 economy brand $16.06 - AM p.80 1 Soil probe (Oakfield Soil Samplers) = $34.20 - AM p.53 1 Fertilizer analyzer = $16.82 - AM p.54 2 pH soil analyzer = $16.82 - AM p.54 2 Soil moisture analyzer (Environmental Concepts) = $78-82 - AM p.54 4 Compasses (Taylor) = $9.99 - AM p.80 2 Sling psychrometer = $74 - BM 1 Increment borer (6"Suunto) and paraffin (wax) = $137 - BM 2 Cloth 1.5m measuring tapes = $33 - BM 2 500 gram field scales (Ohaus) = $415 - BM 8 Stakes = $5/ 4stakes - Hardwares stores 2 Wind meters (Dwyer) = $13.50 - BM 2 Balls of string = $1-2 - Hardware stores 1 Plant press (BioQuip) $18 Microware one - LVT OR $45 for standard - BM 1 Soil sieve kit (Hubbard) $65 - BM 1 Pruning shears (Hawkbill) = $10 - LVT Educational Resources: 1 AUrban Forestry Laboratory Exercises@ = Free - PURP 10 Tree cookies = Free from local arborist 10 Tree cores in plastic tray Dendrochronolgy kit (Lab-aids #52) 1 Carousel slide set of leaf parts = $15 - Staples 1 Set of pressed & identified plants 1 Set of forestry posters = Free from Georgia Pacific or US Forest Service 20 May Watts Tree Finder, M.T. Watts, Nature Study Guild, Berkeley, CA 1991 20 Selecting & Planting Trees, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL 1990 3 Identifiy Trees & Shrubs by Their Leaves, E. Knobel, Dover Publ, NY 1972 1 A Field Guide to Eastren Trees, G. Petrides, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston 1988 1 A Field Guide to Wildflowers, R.T. Peterson & McKenny M., Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston 1968 1 A Field Guide to Mammals, William T. Burt & Grossenheider, P., Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston 1980 1 Trees of North America, C. Frank Brockman, Bolden Press, NY 1986 1 Guide to Insects, R.H. Arnett, Jr., & Jacques, Jr. R.L. Simon & Schuster, NY 1981 1 A Field Guide to Birds, R. T. Peterson, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston 1980 BM = Ben Meadows - 800-241-6401 AM = A.M. Leonard Tools that Work - 800-543-8955 (Free Catalog) LVT = Lee Valley Tools - 800-871-8158 Note: You can order many of the books through Encore for a 10% discount. I like the National Arbor Day Foundation Tree ID books best for a handy pocket guide at 50 books for $25 or $3/book. Middle School Level Equipment: 1 Forester=s trunk (Rubbermaid Acton Packer-24 gal. size) = $12.99 or $5 on sale - Ames 1 Pruning shears (Snap-Cut) = $10 - LVT 1 Soil probe (Oakfield Soil Samplers) = $34.20 - AM p.53 4 Pocket compasses (Silva) = $14-50 - BM 2 Sling psychrometer-student (Hubbard) = $74 - BM 3 Diameter tapes-executive type silver = $38.50 - BM 1 Professional diameter tape with hook (Lufkin) - $39-50 4 Soil. Thermometers = $31.79 economy brand $16.06 - AM p.80 1 Increment borer (6"Suunto) and paraffin (wax) = $137 - BM 4 20 BAF prism (JIM*GEM) = $18-23 - BM 1 Plant press (BioQuip) $18 Microware one - LVT OR $45 for standard - BM 1 100 ft. tape measure = $16.36 - BM 2 Cloth 1.5m measuring tapes = $33 - BM 2 500 gram field scales (Ohaus) 3 Air thermometers (Nasco) = $7.26 - AM p.8 1 200 ft. surveyors rope (Keson) 4 Clinometers (Suunto) = $98 - BM 1 pH soil analyzer = $16.82 - AM p.54 1 Soil moisture analyzer (Environmental Concepts) = $78-82 - AM p.54 1 Fertilizer analyzer = $16.82 - AM p.54 6 Hands lenses = $6-20 - BM 2 Wind meters (Dwyer) 4 Jars (Ball & Mason) = $12 for box of 24 Educational Resources: 1 AUrban Forestry Laboratory Exercises@ = Free - PURP 10 Tree cookies = Free from local arborist 10 Tree cores in plastic tray 1 Carousel slide set of leaf parts with script = $15 - Staples 1 Set of pressed & identified plants 1 Set of forestry posters = Free from Georgia Pacific or USDA Forest Service 20 May Watts Tree Finder, M.T. Watts, Nature Study Guild, Berkeley, CA 1991 20 Selecting & Planting Trees, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL 1990 BM = Ben Meadows - 800-241-6401 AM = A.M. Leonard Tools that Work - 800-543-8955 (Free Catalog) LVT = Lee Valley Tools - 800-871-8158 Note: You can order many of the books through Encore for a 10% discount. I like the National Arbor Day Foundation Tree ID books best for a handy pocket guide at 50 books for $25 or $3/book. High School Level Equipment: 1 Forester=s trunk (Rubbermaid Action Packer- 24gal size) = $12.99 or $5 on sale - Ames 2 Pruning shears (Snap-Cut) $10-50 - AM 2 Soil probe (Oakfield Soil Samplers) Pocket compasses (Silva) = $14-50 - BM 3 Clinometers (Suunto) = $98 - BM 3 Diameter tapes-executive type silver - $38.50 BM 4 Soil thermometers = $31.79 economy brand $16.06 - AM p.80 1 Soil sieve set (Hubbard) = $65 - BM 1 Increment boror (2"-Haglof) & paraffin = $137 - BM 1 Plant press (BioQuip) = $18 Microwave one OR $45 standard - BM 1 100 ft. tape measure 2 Cloth 1.5m tape measures (Ohaus) = $33 - BM 2 500 gram field scales (Ohaus) 3 Wind meters (Dwyer) 2 Sling psychrometer (Weksler) 3 Sling psychrometer-student = $74 - BM 3 Water meters (AMI Medical Elec.) 3 Sol pH meters (AMI Medical Elec.) 3 Water & light meters (AMI Med.) 6 Hands lenses = $6-20 - BM Educational Resources: 1 AUrban Forestry Laboratory Exercises@ = Free - PURP 10 Tree cookies = Free from local arborist 10 Tree cores in plastic tray 1 Carousel slide set of leaf parts with script = $15 - Staples 1 Set of pressed & identified plants 1 Set of forestry posters = Free from Georgia Pacific or US Forest Service 2 Identifiy Trees & Shrubs by Their Leaves, E. Knobel, Dover Publ, NY 1972 20 May Watts Tree Finder, M.T. Watts, Nature Study Guild, Berkeley, CA 1991 20 Selecting & Planting Trees, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL 1990 1 Dendrochronolgy kit (Lab-aids #52) 1 Tray of REAL tree cores BM = Ben Meadows - 800-241-6401 AM = A.M. Leonard Tools that Work - 800-543-8955 (Free Catalog) LVT = Lee Valley Tools - 800-871-8158 Note: You can order many of the books through Encore for a 10% discount. I like the National Arbor Day Foundation Tree ID books best for a handy pocket guide at 50 books for $25 or $3/book. Return to the Table of Contents |