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Texas Envirothon Teacher Workshop

Looking up at a tree canopy of a deciduous forest

Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change

This workshop provided teachers and informal educators with specialized training and an opportunity to get answers about the current issue, Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change.

February 15, 2025

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Welcome & Introductions	Agenda
WATCH: Northern Bobwhite Biology James Page, Project Coordinator, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute	PPT
Knowledge and Skills for the Forestry Field Test Sam Hill, Woodland Ecologist, Texas A&M Forest Service Jaden Kelly, Program Specialist II, Texas A & M Forest Service Additional Forestry Resources Forest Biology Tree Cross Sections Leaf Characteristics Forestry Ecology and Communities Bottomland Hardwood Management for Wildlife Forest Fact Sheets Forests and Water Non-game Wildlife Management Snags – The Wildlife Tree Texas Ecoregions Forestry Field Skills Brown Spot Needle Blight Eastern Tent Caterpillar Emerald Ash Borer Hypoxylon Canker Identify and Manage Oak Wilt Ips Bark Beetle Leaf Morphology Quick Reference Nantucket Pine Tip Moth Forests and Society Benefits of Trees: Economic Benefits of Trees: Environmental Benefits of Trees: Social Managing Hardwood Forests Overview of Prescribed Burning Urban Forest Stats Urban Forests Protect Water Resources What are BMPs?	PPT - Tree Biology PPT - Field Skills
WATCH: 2025 Texas Envirothon Soils & Land Use Isaiah Jaramillo, Resource Soil Scientist, Natural Resources Conservation Service Cole Patton, Resource Soil Scientist, Natural Resources Conservation Service	PPT
WATCH: Climate Change and Aquatic Ecosystems Dr. George Guillen, University of Houston-Clear Lake	PPT
WATCH: Conservation of Southeast Texas’ Natural Landscapes in a Changing Climate Andy Sipocz, Regional Natural Resources Coordinator, TPWD	PPT
Oral Question Presentation Approach Dr. Kathleen Garland, University of Houston-Clear Lake	Sample Scoring Sheet