DOCUMENT RESUME ED 373 902 PS 022 644 TITLE Tree Amigos. INSTITUTION Center for. Environmental Study, GrandRapids, MI. PUB DATE 93 NOTE 436p. AVAILABLE FROMCenter for Environmental Study,143 Bostwick NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 ($25 includesshipping and handling). PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Instructional Materials (For Learner) (051) Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC18 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Conservation (Environment); Cultural Awareness; Cultural Exchange; *Ecology; ElementarySecondary Education; *Environmental Education;*Forestry; Global Approach; Instructional Materials; *Intercultural Programs; Land Use; Learning Activities; Natural Resources; PreschoolEducation; Program Implementation; Recycling; Resource Materials IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Awareness; Environmental Issues; Environmental Protection ABSTRACT Tree Amigos is a special cross-cultural programthat uses trees as a common bondto bring the people of the Americas together in unique partnerships to preserveand protect the shared global environment. It is a tangible programthat embodies the philosophy that individuals, acting together, canmake a difference. This resource book contains projects,activities and resources that can be used in the classroomand in community programs. The first section, "Tree Amigos Action Projects,"contains ideas, strategies,' and success stories of Tree Amigos programs.It also contains forms, logo sheets, and other materials that can beduplicated. The second section, "Learning Activities," containsactivities for all age levels that can help reinforce concepts relatedto action projects involving a classroom, school, or community. Theactivities are grouped into five categories: (1) trees;(2) ecosystems; (3) land recycle. use;(4) people and resources; and (5) reduce, reuse, and Materials in the third section, "BackgroundLearning for Teachers," provide information about a variety of subjectsthat can be related to the action projects and learningactivities. Some may serve as hand-outs for advanced junior high and highschool students. The final section, "Resources," contains materials forpromoting and implementing a Tree Amigos program. The resourcesinclude bibliographies, video lists, reference lists, and othermaterials. 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MOS Acknowledgments Welcome Letter Introduction - How to Use This ResourceBook The Center for EnvironmentalStudy & Tree Amigos Tree Amigos Action Projects Learning Activities Trees Ecosystems Land Use People & Resources Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Background Learning for Teachers Resources Tree Amigos Logo Sheet Tree Amigos /Tropical Forest FundCertificate Tree Amigos Bulletin Sheet Tree Amigos Materials Order Form Tree Amigos Project Report Form 411 Printed on Recycled Paper 3 '41J'AA'4.'4%. 414.44i..4.:V.VA'4.%''4'...e.ild4:111'4'4'4%;P414%%I'Afl".44. Center for Environmental Study Centro de Estudio Ambiental AMIGOS Welcome to Tree Amigos! Bienvenido a Tree Amigos! On behalf of the Center for Environmental Study and the Centro de EstudioAmbiental Boards and staffs, I am pleased to invite you to become a partner in the Tree Amigos program. Tree Amigos are young people and young-at-heart people.They are people who are learning about being stewards in the environment -- from the second-grader saving "Pennies for Pythons" to preserve acres of rainforest, to junior high students "Adopting an Iguana" in a sustainable development partnership; from teachers and students planting trees with campesinos (farmers) in Latin America to a classrcom purchasing a globe or constructing a one-room school on the Guaymie Indian Reserve in Costa Rica. Tree Amigos provides an opportunity for individuals and groups, classrooms and board rooms to become partners in the protection, preservation and restorationof our shared global resources. Tree Amigos is not a curriculum or highly structured program, rather it is a framework within which students, teachers or entire schools design activities for their own special needs.It is hoped that nationally-recognized Tree Amigos partnerships and complementary resources will help you develop your own Tree Amigos program. Thanks to start-up grants from the Grand Rapids Foundation, Wege Foundation and the Steelcase Foundation, this resource book has been designed to grow with Tree Amigos. Through the Tree Amigos program, our goal is to improve environmental literacy and provide concrete ways we all can become "...partners for a better world." Sincerely, Kay T. Dodge, Ph.D. President CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY TREE AMIGOS PROJED 143 Bostwick NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 771-3935 FAX (616) 771-4005 4 TREE AMIGOS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Center for Environmental Study would like to thank all of our TreeAmigos for their help to create and develop our Tree Amigos Resource Book. Of special note, we want to recognize: Wege Foundation Lori Heeren Grand Rapids Foundation Ruben Juarez Steelcase Foundation Emily Smith Grand Rapids Community College Stephanie Keller Grand Rapids Public Schools Ngan Bui Peter M. Wege Laurie Zimmerman D & W Food Centers, Inc. Bob and Kathy Coleman Coleman & Associates Sarah Reagan John A. Waters, Waters & Morse, P.C. Terri Thieme Michigan Geographic Alliance Mike Libbee, Ph.D. Pete Van Enk Ivette Acevedo All of our Tree Amigos Teachers,Schools and Friends EDITORIAL CREDITS Resource Book Team: Kay T. Dodge, Ph.D. Monica M. Rogers Lillian Karas Rick Sullivan, Ph.D. Robert Long, Ph.D. Deborah R. Meadows Graphic Design & Printing: Bob Coleman, Coleman & Associates Lemma VandenBerg, Grand Rapids Community College Design Services D & D Printing B Quick Instant Printing Resource Book Interns: Jill Fisher Carlos Ramires DEDICATED TO PETER M. WEGE,One of the World's Best Tree Amigos 5 Z/11"4:4:41111'.44".4',41,4-4:41"4:411,,A*4:4.4:4%;4:CA'AICA:e4:d1:4'.4:4'.4"/".4117.4TREE AMICOVingze WHAT TREE AMIGOS CAN DO FORYOU! Promote an understanding of complexecological concepts by using stud ?xis' personal experiences and concrete,easily observable examples. Provide activitiesto strengthen students' scientificskills including observation, data collection, interpretation andprediction. Show the intei -:onnections between components of theenvironment and show how a change in one part of the .system canaffect the rest of that system. Emphasize how humans fit into the natural world, howwe've taken advantage of our world, and how we can make changes tohelp save it. Help to consider the concepts covered in a global perspective inorder to enlarge students' world views. AMICO Broaden students' knowledge of geography and ecology. Provide students with a cross-cultural experience to gain newperspectives, meet new friends and have fun learning! Welcome to the Tree Amigos Resource Book! This notebook has been developed to help you involve your students in action-oriented activities related to environmental concepts and issues.It is designed not as a curriculum but as a supplementary resource for you to use in developing learning units, projects, and programs. Tree Amigos can provide you with a unified theme to touch on all subject areas, with projects and activities relating to environmental science, language arts, social studies and other areas. This resource notebook provides examples of action projects, background content material, learning activities to reinforce concepts related to action projects, references and other useful materials. In addition to those materials designed specifically for the Tree Amigos Project, materials for this notebook have been collected from sources throughout this country, including both governmental and private agencies.Most materials have been used extensively by educators and hence have been field-tested and proven successful. A resov.rce listing has been provided for each item. Please include this reference when you reproduce the materials. The Tree Amigos Resource Book is designed to involve you in a continuous and dynamic process. So keep in touch!We would like to hear from you about your experiences with this notebook and the action projects which you undertake. Tell us what worked for you, and what didn't work As you create your own Tree Amigos activities and projects, share them with us so we can pass them along. As we find new and useful materials, we'll make sure we send them on to you as part of our network of Tree Amigos teachers here and in Latin America. The developers and supporters of the Tree Amigos Resource Book applaud your efforts to help our children understand the many complicated concepts and problems that will confront them as we move toward