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  • Article caver for Let's Clear the Air. It is a drawing of fireman working in a forest after a fire.
    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)

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Jovan featuring Dr. Jovan holding a certificate
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Jovan!

  • PDF Preview of Investi-gator (Northern Research Station) article "No Littering O-Zone"
    In recent years, humans have been burning more and more fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are oil, natural gas, and coal.…
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    No Littering O-Zone: How Rising Ozone Levels Affect Tree Growth

  • PDF preview of "On Top of Old Smokey" article
    Wildland fires occur both purposefully and by accident. Purposeful fires include fires set by individuals to remove fallen leaves or…
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    On Top of Old Smokey: Computer Wind Model for Predicting Smoke Movement

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "On Top of Old Smokey"
    Wildland fires occur both purposefully and by accident. Purposeful fires include fires set by individuals to remove fallen leaves or…
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    On Top of Old Smokey: Computer Wind Model for Predicting Smoke Movement (Spanish)

  • Cover for the 'Owl-ch' article.The main image is a photo of a pair of Mexican spotted owls sitting on a tree branch.
    Scientists investigated what might happen to Mexican spotted owls as the air temperature continues to rise in a changing climate.…
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    Owl-ch! – How a Changing Climate Might Affect Mexican Spotted Owls

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the spotlight on iTree
    There are many ways to be involved in data collection as a civic scientist. The Forest Service has an online…
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    Spotlight – iTree

  • Woodsy Owl with the Natural Inquirer bee looking at caterpillar through a magnifying glass
    Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural…
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    Woodsy Owl LIVE

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    Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the…
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    Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 — Episode 4 — Q&A with the Experts

  • PDF Preview of Word Searches for Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)
    Finished reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)? See how much you learned by completing one or both of these word…
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    Word Searches – Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)