Observe: A Field Trip to Cathedral Grove

Some of the oldest, largest trees in Canada grow on Vancouver Island in a place called Cathedral Grove. There, some Douglas fir trees are 800 years old and reach 75 m in height.

Locate Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park, BC on a map.
 
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  Notebook: What can we learn about the features of trees from an old growth forest? 

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  Literacy Connection

An environmentalist  is a person who advocates the protection of the environment. Usually an environmentalist is part of a political organization that lobbies the government or the public through the media to change their opinions. Some environmentalists want to preserve old growth forests such as Cathedral Grove in B.C.

The following article is by an strong environmental lobby group, the European Greenpeace organization in Germany.  Cathedral Grove