(Cover) The Forest of Pennsylvania
Article 2: From Tree to Lumber
Article 3: Williamsport
Article 4 and 5: Lumber in the 21st Century and
Article 6:Tools and Technology for Lumber
100
What happened when thousands of miles of forest were gone in 1985?
Floods, Fire, Lower numbers of White Tailed Deer, No Elk, no one paid taxes, animals had nothing to eat
100
What was the mulch from the bark of trees used for?
gardens, parks, and playgrounds.
100
What were men who worked in the logging industry called?
Lumberjacks
100
Which county had the largest number of lumber jobs?
Lancaster
100
What was developed with sharp edges to chop the tree trunk?
Axe
200
Wood was needed to fuel the fires that helped make iron, steel, oil, and ____________.
Railroads
200
What was created to store logs on the side of the river?
Log Booms
200
What product is not produced from timber?
house, paper, pencil, pillow
Pillow
200
What is another term for “sustainable”?
Continued
200
What modern-day tool is used to move a log out of a forest?
Skidder
300
What 3 regions of Pennsylvania had perfect conditions for growing trees? (Need all 3)
Piedmont, Ridge-and-Valley, Allegheny Plateau
300
What did the lumber industry create thousands of?
Jobs
300
Williamsport, PA became the home to what type of people in 1868-1900?
Millionaires
300
What lumber business creates toilet paper?
Paper Manufactoring
300
What does the Amish community continue to use in logging today?
Draft Horses
400
Who was a leader in forestry conservation in Pennsylvania?
Joseph T. Rothrock
400
What powered the saw at the sawmills?
River's current (Hydropower)
400
With the decrease of forest in Pennsylvania, the lumber industry moved to ____________ and the _____________ mountains.
(need both locations)
Midwest and the Rocky Mountains
400
Forestry and logging businesses are responsible for
cutting down trees
400
What group of people used knives to cut away the bark from around tree trunks?
Native Americans