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Show I . - ,' - - i - ! J if r,,.,sliriiK .uul making iatVu-iucs soei.il cdu-' cdu-' , to Jeu-nvine why one ttvo i;rows much faster v'jjj.uvnt one. r.utkip.ilins; in these activities , Hi-s a bn:er insight in the total environment .ire Ivtter ahle to give their students a more l (Juration by explaining and showing how liv-arc liv-arc inUTt'ilauvl. jjjonal Contact Inform s Public About Forest 4- $v jerry Hofer r .rest Service deals le as well as mu- extensive I&E (Information ;v 1 Ed'.K,.:li:.1 pi;'.im This program is directed at 1. Keeping the American peo. ( -V ' . V.V'bA 5' -c'X' V JjS- fir A l.vlucaiors examinin;', a dead ami decaying log in studying the food chain. More than 10 living things wore found in this "dead" log. These living things depend de-pend on "dead" trees for a home and help to speed the decay process and ruurn the nutrients to the soil. They also are a food 'supply for larger animals. pie currently informed about ab-out Forests, Forestry and related resource activities. 2. Fulfilling the Forest Service's Ser-vice's obligation as a public agency to report its activities activi-ties to the people. 3. Pre. venting public misunderstanding misunder-standing and confusion abouf Forestry and multiple use management. The best way to inform people and provide them with 1:1 i!mati0n s 1 '.rough personal pers-onal contact. This is dono v -f r. poop!.: stop in Forest Service offices, are contact-?-J in the cs.i; .orouae! by the Recreation Guard and a, talks to schools, churches, sportsman and other organized organi-zed groups. Often times slide lectures andor motion pictures are used to supple, ment talks to groups. The topics presented to er.-ups vary r.-';x ndir.g sr. the type of group and where their interests lie. It can v-'y from wil. ''lowers and edible fruits on the LaSal's to why roads are water barred. bar-red. Sl.ow-me-tr os also are used generally when there is a specific area or management manage-ment practice people are in. terested in. Show-me trips afford persons the opportunity opportun-ity to see things first-hand rather than through descriptions descrip-tions or pictures. An example examp-le of a show-me- trip would be to explain the logging, reforestation and thinning program around Buckeye Reservoir. Considerable information and material is disseminat-(.'ciit disseminat-(.'ciit of our ii.:trict et'ee. Not only are maps available but also brochures and pamphlets pam-phlets concerning most areas ar-eas of resource management. This material is available lor the puo'i: s. use. Many students use this information in writing research pap;rs. Mwspapers ate used to in-:im in-:im the pu.i.ic- bout aelivi. tins cccurnr. on their public lands. Newspaper articles ars written to present the facts and thus prevent public mis-understanding mis-understanding and confusion that might arise through hearsay. Radio and television provide pro-vide a media through when the public is contacted quickly quick-ly regarding situations which change rapidly. These media play a big role in keeping Forest users informed about the fire danger. They aiso cover activities when the Forest Service is working on. A relatively new activily through which many people come in direct contact with :ne Forest Service a.'.d receive re-ceive information is through Environmental Workshops. Locally there are usuaiiy cooperatively sponsored by the Forest Service, Park Service, Bureau of Land Management Man-agement and School District. At these workshops participants partici-pants become involved with their environment by measuring meas-uring soil, water, trees etc., and drawing conclusions such as to why it took one tree 50 years to grow 5 inches in-ches in diameter while it took another only thirty years. By becoming involved involv-ed in analyzing what conditions condi-tions make a tree or other plant grow faster, persons gain a better understanding and appreciation of resource management. Educators who attend these workshops are provided with background material and lesson plans which they can use in their classrooms. The material m the outlines illustrate that Environmental Environmen-tal Education is not oniy science oriented but also incudes in-cudes Eng'--n Social Studies, Stu-dies, History, Sociology, etc. Because the Forest Serv-ice Serv-ice deals with management of the public land they attempt at-tempt to keep the public informed in-formed about the activities and facilities on National Forest Land. |