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  • PDF Preview of Investi-gator (Northern Research Station) article "Are You Red-Dy for Change?"
    Leaves change color in the fall. Cooler temperatures in the fall cause the chlorophyll in leaves to break down. When…
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    Are You Red-dy to Change? Learning What Things Affect Leaf Color Change

  • PDF Preview of the crossword for Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)
    After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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    Crossword – Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)

  • PDF preview of Flow Down article cover. The background is a photo of a green mountain range.
    The scientists in this study wanted to figure out how forest management, climate change, and streamflow interact. First, the scientists…
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    Flow Down! Can Managing Forests Help Maintain Water Supplies in the Face of Climate Change?

  • illustration of four kids sheltered under a tree from the rain
    In the past, scientists had estimated how much rainfall is intercepted by trees growing in rural areas. The scientists in this study…
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    Good to the Last Drip: How Trees Help to Reduce Pollution

  • Good to the Last Drip cover in Spanish
    In the past, scientists had estimated how much rainfall is intercepted by trees growing in rural areas. The scientists in this study…
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    Good to the Last Drip: How Trees Help to Reduce Pollution (Spanish)

  • PDF Preview of Ecosystem Services Lesson Plan
    This lesson plan has students analyze how an article fits into the broader theme of the journal, specifically the Ecosystem…
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    Lesson Plan – Ecosystem Services

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Roman featuring Dr. Roman standing with her arm around a city tree.
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Roman!

  • PDF preview for Meet Dr. Roman article
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Roman! – Spanish

  • PDF Preview of Investi-gator (Northern Research Station) article "No Littering O-Zone"
    In recent years, humans have been burning more and more fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are oil, natural gas, and coal.…
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    No Littering O-Zone: How Rising Ozone Levels Affect Tree Growth

  • PDF preview of "To Harvest or Not to Harvest" article
    Black cohosh is a forest plant that is harvested for its medicinal use. Black cohosh is native to eastern deciduous…
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    To Harvest or Not to Harvest: How Does Harvesting Impact Wild Plant Sustainability?

  • The cover of "Where in the World Is Carbon Dioxide" featuring an illustration of a boy and his puppy in front of a mountain, next to an illustration of a man and his dog in front of the changed landscape
    Most scientists think that evidence from different studies shows that our global climate is changing in many ways, such as…
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    Where in the World Is Carbon Dioxide? The Potential Impact of Rising Levels of Carbon Dioxide on U.S. Forests

  • PDF preview of the Spanish cover of Where in the World is Carbon Dioxide?
    Most scientists think that evidence from different studies shows that our global climate is changing in many ways, such as…
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    Where in the World Is Carbon Dioxide? The Potential Impact of Rising Levels of Carbon Dioxide on U.S. Forests (Spanish)