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  • Illustration of a building site where a yellow tractor is dropping tree trunks into a wood chipper, that is then processing wood chips to a red truck.
    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

  • Illustration of children taking notes in a field
    Although scientists know that many weeks of low rainfall increase the chances of wildfires, they do not know which daily…
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  • Illustration of children taking notes in a field
    Although scientists know that many weeks of low rainfall increase the chances of wildfires, they do not know which daily…
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  • illustration of children weighing a house on one side of a scale and a bird on the other side
    The California gnatcatcher is a little bird with a big problem. Its habitat has been reduced 80 percent by people…
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    Fighting Fire with Fire: Protecting the Homes of People and Birds

  • illustration of children weighing a house on one side of a scale and a bird on the other side
    The California gnatcatcher is a little bird with a big problem. Its habitat has been reduced 80 percent by people…
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    Fighting Fire with Fire: Protecting the Homes of People and Birds (Spanish)

  • Dr. Goodrick points to a machine.
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, readers meet Dr.…
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    Meet Dr. Goodrick!

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

  • The first page of the "Meet Smokey Bear's Team" Reader featuring an illustrated Smokey Bear standing with his arms outstretched.
    Learn about Smokey Bear’s work in wildfire prevention and meet some of the people who help him on his mission.…
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    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team

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    Watch the video read-along of “Meet Smokey Bear’s Team!” Meet Smokey and some of the people who work with him…
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    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team – Video Read-Along

  • illustration of children making observations on a smoky prairie
    Prairies are grasslands that are often used as forage for cattle. When a wildfire burns across a prairie, the grass…
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    Time Will Tell: Does Wildfire Damage the Prairie?

  • illustration of children making observations on a smoky prairie
    Prairies are grasslands that are often used as forage for cattle. When a wildfire burns across a prairie, the grass…
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    Time Will Tell: Does Wildfire Damage the Prairie? (Spanish)

  • illustration of three children observing an owl in the woods
    The northern spotted owl is an endangered species that needs old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest to live. Unfortunately, old-growth…
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    Who Gives a Hoot? Determining the Value of Owl Habitat