Beleaf It or Not

07/15/2021

Working on the next script about riparian areas!

06/08/2021

We have lots of forests out there--but who owns what? Take a look at our latest BeLEAF video to explore this complex topic!

The Great Lakes states are covered by millions of acres of forests! But all those forests are not cared for by just one owner--it's a patchwork of different ...

02/13/2021

Hi everyone! Our team is trying out a new miniseries on Michigan's school forests. Check out our first feature from Sparta, MI!

"Invasive Species" is the first in a new series on BeLeaf It or Not! focusing on school forests. School forests are woodlands that are owned by K-12 schools....

07/06/2020

...and here's part 2!

Foresters need to collect a lot of data about trees and forests. In part one of "Cool Tools," you saw the tools they use to measure individual trees. This se...

07/06/2020

Some more forest fun...two videos on the tools foresters use!

Foresters need to collect a lot of data about trees and forests. In order to gather that data, they need to use many different kinds of tools. In this first ...

06/01/2020

Hey, friends, we have a new video to share! Take a look at Tree ID #2 and see what you think!

Tree identification is a popular hobby and one of the first steps in better understanding our forests. Part 2 of "How to Identify Trees" explores bark patter...

04/09/2020

The "Habitat" episode is out. And we have several nearly ready to post. So, stay-tuned. What the heck is Bill doing, now?

03/03/2020

Getting started on another round of videos!

02/16/2020

There's a LOT that goes into a short video. The project has been FUN, but hopefully the videos will get USED to enhance classroom curricula for our kids in grades four through seven (and anyone else who's curious!)

02/16/2020

One of the weirdest and most interesting forest habitats are the vernal pools - those springtime "puddles" in the woods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syxEeFcmlVA&t=7s

02/16/2020

Did you know that oxygen production from trees really isn't ALL that important? Most of the planet's "fresh" O2 comes from the oceans, not forests.

02/16/2020

Michigan forests support 100,000 jobs and annually adds 20 billion dollars to the state economy ($300+ billion GDP). These statistics vary from source to source depending upon the criteria used for defining forest industry and related job classifications.