Wildfires
Forest Animals
Forest Facts
Indigenous Knowledge
British Columbia
100

What do we call a fire that happens in nature?

Wildfire

100

Which small animal likes to collect acorns and lives in trees?

Squirrel

100

How much of BC is covered by forests?

1. 50%

2. 66% 

3. 45%

4. 82%

66%

100

What is a controlled fire used by Indigenous peoples, often for cultural purposes called?

Cultural burn

100

Which bird is the provincial bird of BC?

Stellar's Jay

200

Name of cause of wildfires that happens naturally?

Lightning

200

Name a large animal that can be found in BC forests and is known for its big antlers

Moose

200

How many trees were planted in BC from 2018-2022?

1. 1 million

2. 1.1 billion

3. 3 million

5. 3.3 billion

1.1 billion
200

How do Indigenous peoples use fire to manage berry patches?

clear away old plants so berries can grow more easily

200

What is a rare white bear, found in BCs Great Bear Rainforest called?

Spirit Bear (Kermode Bear)

300

What is a controlled burn?

a small, planned fire used to prevent larger fires

300

What bird in BC forests is known for pecking on trees to find insects?

Woodpecker

300

True or False?

For every tree harvested in BC, about 3 are planted.

True

300

What is one benefit of cultural burns that helps animals?

It creates meadows where animals like deer can find food.

300

What berry, often found in BC forests is popular with both humans and bears?

Huckleberrys

400

What can you or your family do to reduce the chance of a wildfire?

Put out your campfires

(many other answers can be accepted)

400

Name a large animal that hibernates in BC forest during the winter?

Bear

400

What is a tree that loses its leave every year called?

Deciduous or broadleaf

400

True or False: Cultural burning can help to prevent larger fires?

True
(In areas where cultural and controlled burning is practiced, fewer large wildfires occur)

400

Can you name a tree species that grows near smithers?

Lodgepole pine, Birch, Cottonwood, Balsam, Hemlock, Spruce

500

Name 1 way a fire can be good and 1 way it can be bad

good: new plants grow, habitat for animals, natural part of nature
bad: can burn down homes, cause people to have to leave, smoke

500

What forest animal has thick white fur and can be seen high up in the mountains of BC?

Mountain goat

500

What is a tree called that does NOT lose its leaves?

Evergreen (usually conifers)

500

Where did the Lil'wat First Nation and BC wildfire service have their project in the video?

Owl Creek 

500

British Columbia is home to how much of Canadas forests?

1. 30%

2. 25%

3. 40%

4. 40%