Taiga

Partner Schools/Communities

    Little Red River Cree Nation - Fox Lake, Alberta, Canada - The Cree Indians have lived in the Canadian taiga for centuries. The Fox Lake community is located on an island in a large lake.

    Lastunen Koulu and Kehlo Koulu - Lempäälä, Finland - These two small schools are located in the Finnish taiga. Each has less than 50 students. They often collaborate on Internet projects. 

    Airport Heights Elementary - Anchorage, Alaska - Anchorage is located in the southern part of Alaska. Students in second grade created an Internet project in a past year. They compared hours of daylight and temperature in various places around the globe. 

    Charlottenlund Ungdomsskole - Trondheim, Norway - Trondheim is a small city in northern part of country. Much of Norway is also in the taiga. Site is in Norwegian.

    Happy Web Land - Strezhevoy, Siberia, Russian Federation - Russian students have created an outstanding web site in English about what it's like in the Siberian taiga.  Once you see their page, you'll feel like you've been there! 

Taiga Links

Blue Planet Biomes--Taiga - Good general taiga site which includes location, climate, and detailed animal and plant information.
    Taiga Biological Station - This Canadian site answers the question "What is the taiga?" and provides a taiga food web.

    Taiga Rescue Network - Along with nature and climate information, this activist site includes information about indigenous people, natural resources, and government policies regarding the taiga. It also hosts a great taiga photo gallery.

    Wild Places--Coniferous Forests - Good general site made especially for kids.

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