The Sylva Tree Team
Hundreds of schoolchildren are poised to visit the Future Forest to help plant trees. Luckily they will be assisted by the Sylva Tree Team.
Name: Sylva Tree Team
Members: Captain Chainsaw, Bark the Wonder Dog, Professor Nuts, and Sally the Psychic Squirrel
Base: Tree Team Zone in the Sylva Future Forest
Mission: caring for trees and forests
Powers: silviculture
Gear: super saws, tree gun, book of knowledge
Captain Chainsaw is strong and fearless. She helps trees grow better by pruning their branches. Sometimes she cuts trees down so their timber can be used to build houses or make furniture. Her work in the forest lets sunlight reach the trees, and helps make homes and food for wildlife. In the spring she likes to help Professor Nuts with planting more trees. She loves her steel-capped boots and super saws. Her favourite tree is the cedar.
Bark the Wonder Dog is always busy helping the Sylva Tree Team. His favourite job is digging holes to help Professor Nuts plant more trees. He often carries sticks in his mouth for Captain Chainsaw. When he thinks no one is looking, he sometimes chases Sally Squirrel!
Professor Nuts is a genius. He writes books to help everyone learn about trees and how to look after them. He knows everything about how trees grow, which trees to plant where, and how to protect them from pests and diseases. He invented a tree gun which can plant one thousand trees every hour. He sometimes forgets things, but Bark is always nearby to remind him. His favourite tree is the walnut and he really likes wearing wellington boots.
Sally the Psychic Squirrel is very sparky and lively but often invisible in the treetops. She has special powers and gives the Sylva Tree Team clues to help them see what might happen to forests in the future. This is important because trees take a long time to grow. Her archenemy is Grey Squirrel who threatens her home planet.
Sylva Tree Team poster – click to download
Resources
Download the Sylva Tree Team poster
Visit the Sylva Tree Team webpage
All images copyright © 2017 Mark Hawkins
Good stuff, pruning however, is a necessary intervention
Only if silviculture is not perfect.
Not entirely true Jonathan. No silviculture alone, however good, can account for the affect of genetics. Good forestry comes from nature and nurture.