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  • Bristlecone pines have an interesting relationship with fire. When a fire occurs, it may open a once-closed area to sunlight.…
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    Can We Grow Now? Helping Bristlecone Pine Trees To Take Root and Grow

  • In the Western United States, many of the forests have too many small trees. These small trees increase the risk…
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    Chip and Truck: Comparing the Cost of Using Trees to Heat Buildings

  • Pine trees cover much of the Southeastern United States. When older pine trees are cut for making wood products, only…
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    How Now Round Crown? Predicting the Energy Future of Tree Crowns

  • The scientists in this study were interested in three common periodic changes in sea surface temperatures, called oscillations. In particular,…
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    It’s a Small World: How Oceans and Climates Can Affect Wildland Fires Thousands of Miles Away

  • In the past, forest managers always put out wildfires. More recently, forest managers have discovered that fire can be a good thing for…
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    Keeping It Local: How Federal Wildfire Policy Is Implemented at the Local Level

  • In this study, the scientists studied trees growing on Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean Sea. The scientists wanted…
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    Leaf Me Alone! The Movement of Nutrients Between Trees and the Soil

  • In this study, the scientists studied trees growing on Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean Sea. The scientists wanted…
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    Leaf Me Alone! The Movement of Nutrients Between Trees and the Soil (Spanish)

  • Smoke from wildland fires contains hundreds of chemicals. These chemicals can be gases, liquids, or solid forms. The effects of…
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    Let’s Clear the Air: The Danger of Forest Fire Smoke to Firefighters

  • Smoke from wildland fires contains hundreds of chemicals. These chemicals can be gases, liquids, or solid forms. The effects of…
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    Let’s Clear the Air: The Danger of Forest Fire Smoke to Firefighters (Spanish)

  • When lightning or other forms of ignition start a fire in a forest, there is a chance of a wildfire. Wildfires may be started…
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    Liar, Liar, House on Fire! The Relationship Between Trees, Wildland Fire, and Damage to Homes

  • When lightning or other forms of ignition start a fire in a forest, there is a chance of a wildfire. Wildfires may be started…
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    Liar, Liar, House on Fire! The Relationship Between Trees, Wildland Fire, and Damage to Homes (Spanish)

  • Is the Earth’s environment changing over time? In the past few years, most scientists have agreed on at least one…
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    Natural Inquirer – Vol. 14 No. 1