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Our Newest Publication: "Lights, Camera, Tracks!"
Learn about a research study on tracking mammals in residential yards. How does the land use context around the yards affect the number and variety of mammals found in those yards? How do features in the yards – like bird feeders, lights, or plantings – impact the number and variety of mammals seen there?
- For middle school
- One article and two included activities
- Available to download or print at home
- Featured in Episode 1 of Ecosystems LIVE
From Our Resource Library
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Limited Edition Scientist Card Set
NSI: Nature Science Investigator
Freshwater – Vol. 18 No. 1
The World’s Forests 2 – Vol. 15 No. 2
Bioenergy – Vol. 9 No. 1
Coloring Page of the Week
Our coloring books might be out of stock, but our coloring pages never are! Download any coloring page for free.
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