Project+Learning+Tree

Welcome to Project Learning Tree! Our workshop leader is Hunter Carbee. He knows a lot about the trees of New Hampshire! He talked about the stone walls the settlers built to keep their animals in. The forests were a lot thicker during Colonial times, but the settlers cut them down to build their cabins and houses. The king of England had his soldiers mark the tallest trees to save for making the tall, straight masts for the sailing ships of his navy. The settlers faced hard punishments if they cut down the "King's trees"!

Mr. Carbee taught us about different birches. There’s red and yellow birch and white birch, which is also called paper birch. Native people used birch for canoes and for coverings for wigwams. He brought us on a birch tour and showed us different kinds. Ms. Blessing's Class