Montshire at Home:
Trees

Head outside into the woods to explore tree diversity and get up close with your tall forest friends. From the smooth white trunks of paper birch to the rough trunks of white pines, you’ll have a chance to use an identification key to compare leaves and seeds, dissect pine cones, draw and measure the trees in your neighborhood.

Who’s That Tree?

Learn to identify the trees in your neighborhood while playing a game of Tree Bingo.

Don’t leaf without downloading the activity guide!

•  Tree Bingo

Pine Cone Scavenger Hunt

Delve into the science of pine cones. What types of coniferous trees live near you?

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•  Pine Cone Scavenger Hunt

Everything About My Tree

Just like people no two trees are the same.

Download the activity guide and record details of your favorite tree!

•  Everything About My Tree