Whirinaki Forest Park teaching resource

Published:  

2002

In Whirinaki Forest Park students can study the cultural history and many aspects of forest structure.

Summary

This environmental education resource is designed to give you ideas for planning exciting and experiential learning activities outside the classroom.  It is one of six specially designed environmental education resources that focus on sites administered by the Department of Conservation in the Bay of Plenty. These ‘Super Sites’ are ideal for learning about forests, endangered species, lakes and geothermal environments.

This resource is the site specific information for Whirinaki Forest Park and is designed to be used alongside “Exploring the Forest” super site resource and/or “North Island Kaka at Whirinaki”.

It provides site location maps, pre-visit and post visit activities for your outdoor education experience and includes safety considerations and background reading for teachers. Curriculum links are provided and a series of teacher’s study sheets covering a range of topics pertinent to the area.

Viewing this document

This document is currently only available on this website as a PDF. If you can't view PDFs please get in touch with the listed contact to request another format or a hard copy. About PDFs

Publication information

The 'Whirinaki Forest Park' Super Site resource was written by Kerry Gosling for the Department of Conservation.

Contact

East Coast Bay of Plenty Conservancy Office
Phone:      +64 7 349 7400
Email:   bayofplenty@doc.govt.nz
Full office details

 
Publication

Time in the Wild with Children

This brochure offers practical advice on taking children outdoors