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Timber!

Timber cover.
Level 3 nov 2011 cover.

by Jullia Wall

This article describes how trees have been used in New Zealand and the impact people have had on the native forests. The text shares the perspectives of people involved in the timber industry and of conservationists since the arrival of European settlers. It outlines the events that occurred, the resulting impact on indigenous forests, and the steps taken to sustain them. 

Series: School Journal, Level 3 November 2011

Learning area: Science

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Non-fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Topics: trees, New Zealand, impact, people, native forests, timber industry, conservationists, European settlers, indigenous forests

In: School Journal, Level 3 November 2011

Publication date: November 2011

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