1. How are trees harvested from forests? What logging methods are used in different terrains and different countries? Why have laws been passed in Canada and the United States to regulate the logging industry? How can the education of lumberjacks and logging companies contribute to the sustained harvesting of forests? Can the methods used by Merv Wilkinson on Vancouver Island be applied in other places?

2. Find a nurse tree or a rotting log in a park or forest. What kinds of plants and animals can you find on it? Can you estimate how many of each? How long will it take for the nurse tree to decompose completely into soil? How can you tell where a nurse tree used to be before it became compost?

3. How do plants compete with other plant species? What are they competing for? List some examples...