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  • Cover of the Beam Me Down, Scotty article featuring an illustration of a satellite orbiting Earth
    In this study, the scientists wanted to test a method of calculating the amount of carbon stored by plants across…
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    Beam Me Down, Scotty: The Use of Airborne and Satellite Technology to Measure Carbon in Hawaiian Forests

  • PDF preview of Hawai'i-Pacific Islands crossword puzzle
    Test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle after reading the Hawai’i-Pacific Islands edition of Natural Inquirer.
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    Crossword – Hawai’i-Pacific Islands

  • 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 for the Woolly Bully Crossword
    Test your knowledge on water, invasive species, and ecology.
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    Crossword – Woolly Bully

  • PDF preview of World's Forests Inquiry 1 article.
    Different types of forests are found across the planet. In one area, a forest may be dry with little vegetation.…
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    Inquiry 1: What Are the World’s Forests and Where Are They Found?

  • Front page of Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ? The bottom half of the page shows a world map hjighlighting different ecozones.
    Scientists working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations wanted to know what kinds of forests grew…
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    Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ?

  • PDF Preview of Wilderness Benefits Lesson Plan
    This five-day lesson plan can be used in whole or in part to accompany the Wilderness Benefits edition of Natural…
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    Lesson Plan – Wilderness Benefits

  • Cover of the North of the Border article. The cover is a close up shot of a nonnative plant species.
    A naturalized species has two ranges. The first range is the one where the species lives in its native habitat.…
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    North of the Border: Are Nonnative Species Moving Northward As the Climate Changes?

  • A photo of a woodpecker with the title of the article 'Pecking Order' on the top left hand corner.
    Trees that are dead but still standing are called snags. Even though snags are dead, they are still are important…
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    Pecking Order: What Types of Post-Fire Snag Areas Do Woodpeckers Prefer?

  • PDF Preview of "Snowed In?"
    Scientists believe that Earth’s climate is getting warmer. If the climate continues to get warmer, then there could be more…
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    Snowed In? A Closer Look at Soil Activity in the Wintertime

  • The cover of "Speak-a-logical: Defining and Measuring the Ecological Value of Wilderness" featuring an illustration of a deer, chipmunk, and snake on the side of a road in a forest.
    When a society decides to set aside areas of land as wilderness, it makes a choice about the value of…
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    Speak-o-logical: Defining and Measuring the Ecological Value of Wilderness

  • The cover of "The Emerald Ash Borer: Invading Ash Trees in the Oxbow" featuring a close-up photo of an emerald ash borer eating a leaf
    The emerald ash borer is an invasive species to the United States. While it isn’t a major pest in its…
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    The Emerald Ash Borer: Invading Ash Trees in the Oxbow