Friday Morning and Lunch, August 22, 2003
Teachers spent Friday morning at the Canadian Ecology Centre doing hands-on exercises to demonstrate: Tools to Teach With, use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and forest data collection tools.
Following the morning's activities, teachers toured the Columbia Forest Products veneer mill at Rutherglen and then lunched at Pimisi Bay.
Teachers started off the morning with lessons by the CEC staff on how to use forest data collection tools as well as lessons on interpreting maps and using Global Positioning Systems.
Teachers
were taken out into the forest around the Canadian Ecology Centre to learn about traditional and modern forestry data collection
tools. Teachers learned how to use a clinometer to measure the height of trees, calipers and
diameter tape to measure
the diameter and circumference of a tree and an increment borer tool to measure the age of trees.
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Veneer Mill
Columbia Forest Products is the largest manufacturer of rotary hardwood veneer in North America. They specialize in Northern Appalachian hardwoods, producing veneers from 1/28" to 1/42" in thickness for both domestic and export markets.
At their Rutherglen Mill, Columbia Forest Products employs 330 full-time employees to process over 200,000 logs per year. Thanks
to modern mill technology, over 99% of the wood is used - either as veneer, fuel, or to make crates - almost no wood is wasted.
Birch, red oak, maple, ash, poplar, cherry and other species of fancy veneer are supplied throughout the decorative plywood, furniture, cabinetry, door and profile-wrap industries.
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