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  • frogs leaping down a mountain
    Frogs are a species of amphibian. In recent years, there has been a decline in the numbers of amphibians worldwide.…
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    As the Frog Hops: What Routes Do Frogs Travel in Mountain Environments?

  • PDF Preview of Crossword Puzzle
    Test your knowledge on ecosystems, vegetation, and erosion.
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    Crossword – Ecosystem Services

  • PDF preview of Woodsy Owl crossword.
    After reading the Woodsy Owl edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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    Crossword – Woodsy Owl

  • PDF Preview of What Goes Around Comes Around FACTivity
    This FACTivity will represent the methods the scientists used to collect vegetation data in the study. The question students will…
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    FACTivity – What Goes Around Comes Around

  • Cover of "Fill Those Potholes" featuring a blue and green graphic of plants and birds
    In this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and…
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    Fill Those Potholes! Identifying Ecosystem Services of Small Wetlands on the American Prairie

  • Black and white illustration of a group of goldfinches singing. They are positioned as two rows of five, both sitting on a branch in a leafy tree.
    Some scientists think that wildlife is mostly dependent on the immediate natural area in which it lives. The scientist in…
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    Goldifinch and the Three Scales: Investigating Songbird Habitats Near Rivers

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Goldifinch and the Three Scales"
    Some scientists think that wildlife is mostly dependent on the immediate natural area in which it lives. The scientist in…
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    Goldifinch and the Three Scales: Investigating Songbird Habitats Near Rivers (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

  • A PDF preview of the first page of the Show Me the Money article
    Over the past 40 years, Federal and State governments have provided financial incentives to private forest landowners. In this article,…
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    Show Me the Money: Promoting Sustainable Forests in the South

  • 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

  • Cover for the 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' article. The main image is a photo of a dirt road flanked by yellow leafed trees.
    The scientists in this study wanted to know three things: (1) Do visitors’ activities and reasons for using urban parks…
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    Where the Sidewalk Ends – Visitor Use of Natural and Landscaped Areas in Urban Parks

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