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Try this eyeChallenge when you finish reading “On the Fence.” Each of the following images represents something from the article.…
Try this eyeChallenge when you finish reading “On the Fence.” Each of the following images represents something from the article. Explain what each of these images represents. You may write...

A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to another word in the same language. An antonym is…
A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to another word in the same language. An antonym is a word that has an opposite meaning to another word...

In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experimental forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental…
In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experimental forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental research. Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest in Alaska is one of...

Try out the eyeChallenge after reading “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire.” Each of the following images represents something from the…
Try out the eyeChallenge after reading “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire.” Each of the following images represents something from the article. Explain what each of these images represents. You may...

As you have learned in the “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” Introduction section, wildland fire is an important research topic.…
As you have learned in the “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” Introduction section, wildland fire is an important research topic. Forest Service scientists have long been interested in wildland fire....

Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet Dr. Lara Roman who studies urban trees.

Bark beetles and their effects on pine trees have been an important research topic for many years. More than forty…
Bark beetles and their effects on pine trees have been an important research topic for many years. More than forty years ago, Forest Service entomologists Robert L. Lyon and Kenneth...

Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet Dr. Lara Roman who studies urban trees.

Forests provide many resources to society. To provide these resources, forest managers are continually working on tree improvement. Tree improvement…
Forests provide many resources to society. To provide these resources, forest managers are continually working on tree improvement. Tree improvement is the process of growing trees with the best wood...

Termites have been a concern to scientists in the Southeastern United States for many years. Termites are common across the…
Termites have been a concern to scientists in the Southeastern United States for many years. Termites are common across the Southeastern United States because of the area’s warm climate. In...