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  • Graphic from Leaf Me ALone! article featuring worms holding up picket signs
    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)

  • Black and white illustration of a giant watering a forest with a watering can.
    Until the early 1950s, people mined copper, gold, and silver in the Beartooth Mountains in Montana. During mining operations, the…
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    Let Nature Take Its Course: Helping the Environment Take Care of Itself

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Let Nature Take Its Course"
    Until the early 1950s, people mined copper, gold, and silver in the Beartooth Mountains in Montana. During mining operations, the…
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    Let Nature Take Its Course: Helping the Environment Take Care of Itself (Spanish)

  • The cover for the 'My Sediments Exactly' article. The main image is a photo of a mangrove forest.
    The scientists in this study wanted to identify which mangrove forests, growing in various conditions, were keeping up with sea…
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    My Sediments Exactly! – Can Mangrove Forest Sediments Keep up With Rising Sea Level?

  • A PDF preview of the Fuels and Fire Spotlight featuring an illustration of the fire triangle and photos of a ground fire, surface fire, and crown fire.
    This fact sheet explains the fire triangle and three types of fire found in the forest: ground fire, surface fire,…
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    Spotlight – Fuels and Fire Fact Sheet

  • PDF preview of "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" article
    To ensure that big-leaf mahogany harvesting is sustainable, scientists and land managers must know the conditions in which mahogany grows.…
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    Standing On the Shoulders of Giants: How Well Do Big-Leaf Mahogany Trees Grow in Different Conditions?

  • PDF Preview of the article Morel of the Story
    Mushroom hunting is a specialized skill that takes years to learn. Wild mushroom species are difficult to identify, and many…
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    The Morel of the Story: Comparing Scientific Research with Local Mushroom Hunters’ Knowledge of Morel Mushrooms

  • The Plot Thickens - How Native Trees Responded to the Removal of an Unwanted Tree Species in Forest Study Plots. The background is an image of a Tamaligi Forest.
    The scientists in this study were interested in two questions: (1) How are tamaligi trees impacting the native forests in…
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    The Plot Thickens – How Native Trees Responded to the Removal of an Unwanted Tree Species in Forest Study Plots

  • The cover for the 'Welcome to McMangrove's' article. The main image is a photo of a mangrove forest.
    Scientists investigated how typhoons impacted the importance of microorganisms in sesarmid crab diets. The scientists also wanted to discover whether…
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    Welcome to McMangrove’s – Determining the Importance of Mangrove Leaves in a Tree Crab’s Diet

  • PDF Preview of Word Search for Food for the Soil
    Test your knowledge on alluvial soil, geomorphology, and spawn.
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    Word Search – Food for the Soil

  • Leaf Me Alone! - Word Search
    Test your knowledge decomposers, organisms, and species.
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    Word Search – Leaf Me Alone!

  • PDF preview of the word search for "Let Nature Take Its Course"
    After reading “Let Nature Take Its Course,” try to complete this word search using glossary terms from the article.
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    Word Search – Let Nature Take Its Course