WOOD SMOKE

ACTIVITY BOOK

Acknowledgements

Thanks to our partners at the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Burn Wise Alaska program for allowing EPA to use their artwork to make this activity book available to other communities across the country.

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Our woodstove keeps me warm when it’s cold and rainy outside!

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It makes me feel nice and cozy.

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Does your house have a woodstove? Draw your living room!

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But wood smoke can be bad for me.

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When it’s too smoky outside, my eyes get scratchy and I get a cough.

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Luckily, Mom and Dad know how to burn wood the right way.

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Luckily, Mom and Dad know how to burn wood the right way.

One day, my parents decided we needed a new woodstove because ours was too old and smoky.

The staff at the store helped us pick out a new stove that is just the right size for our home.

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Mom and Dad read the owner’s manual before we used it so we stay safe and warm. Now the air is cleaner in our home!

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Mom and Dad make sure to burn dry wood only.

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They say it burns longer and hotter and saves us money.

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We never burn garbage in our woodstove; we only burn wood.Draw lines showing which items should be

recycled, burned or thrown away.

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After Dad splits wood, he lets me stack it in the woodpile. We cut our wood at least six months before we use it in our woodstove.

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We keep our woodpile stacked outside. Connect the dots to help build a cover for our woodpile.

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Remember to burn wise and breathe easy!

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P X Y E W M P O B E S T G O B L H O E E

I know it’s important for my parents to

burn wood the right way. Find these words in

the puzzle!

BREATHE CANOE

WOODPILE METER

MOISTURE SMOKE

OUTDOORS WARMTH

COLD PACIFIC OCEAN

PARTICLE SALMON

TEMPERATURE TRIBE

COVER WOOD STOVE

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Tell others how they can keep our air clean!

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