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  • The cover of "Back to the Future" featuring a black and white photo of a tree stump left from a volcanic explosion in the Inyo Craters in California.
    The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing. In this study, the…
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    Back to the Future: Using Dead Trees to Predict Future Climates

  • A black and white illustration of a group of beetle larvae sleeping inside a tree trunk.
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Beetles Are Supercool"
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of "Cream of the Crop" article
    The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that…
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    Cream of the Crop: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips

  • PDF Preview of the FACTivity for Cream of the Crop
    In this FACTivity, you will use every-day materials to explore how root size impacts the exchange of materials between roots…
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    FACTivity – Cream of the Crop

  • PDF preview of Grow Where You're Planted article.
    In this article, students will learn about how different planting elevations can affect Jeffrey and ponderosa pines’ survival, growth, and…
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    Grow Where You’re Planted – Testing How New Planting Elevations Affect Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines

  • Cover of "What Goes Around Comes Around" featuring a blue and green image of wetlands
    This article looks at how long-term weather patterns affect freshwater wetlands. Specifically, scientists looked at freshwater wetlands called Carolina bays…
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    What Goes Around Comes Around: How Long-Term Weather Patterns Affect Plants in Carolina Bay Wetlands

  • PDF preview of the word search from "Beetles Are Supercool!"
    After reading “Beetles Are Supercool!,” see if you can complete this word search with the article’s glossary terms.
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    Word Search – Beetles Are Supercool!

  • PDF Preview of Word Search
    Test your knowledge on invasive species, invertebrates, and freshwater.
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    Word Search – Ecosystem Services