Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth

Jennifer Seitz, Martha Monroe, and Francisco Escobedo

Release Date: 4/7/2021

Reviewed At: 6/6/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr231-2008

Natural Resources

Abstract

"FOR-172, a 5-page fact sheet by Jennifer Seitz, Martha Monroe, and Francisco Escobedo, lists and describes resources available to assist educators, extension agents, home school parents, foresters, and nature center staff as they help youth become more aware of the urban forests in their backyard. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, January 2008.

About this Publication

This document is FOR 172, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2008. Revised June 2017 and July 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jennifer Seitz, Extension associate; Martha Monroe, professor; and Francisco Escobedo, former assistant professor; School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Seitz, J., Monroe, M., & Escobedo, F. (2008). Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth. EDIS, 2008(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr231-2008

Authors

Francisco J. Escobedo

former associate professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Jennifer Seitz

former Project Learning Tree state coordinator, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Martha Monroe

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, environmental education and Extension, and associate director, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences