Welcome to our website’s resource library, where we offer an extensive collection of free science materials tailored for K-12 students. Dive into a wealth of educational resources including articles, activities, lesson plans, learning modules, and much more. All materials are free to download!
This program in the FSNatureLIVE series explores real wildfire case studies by asking: what started them, how much damage did…
This program in the FSNatureLIVE series explores real wildfire case studies by asking: what started them, how much damage did they cause, and how can YOU prevent them from happening...
Can you imagine observing, recording, and reporting the weather every single day? That is what Richard G. Hendrickson did—for 85…
Can you imagine observing, recording, and reporting the weather every single day? That is what Richard G. Hendrickson did—for 85 years! Read more about his work with the National Weather...
This spotlight outlines some ways to incorporate citizen science in the classroom, including advice from Victoria Houser, a Forest Service…
This spotlight outlines some ways to incorporate citizen science in the classroom, including advice from Victoria Houser, a Forest Service Recreation Staff Officer: “I have worked to develop citizen science...
Woodsy Owl wants you to Lend a Hand, Care for the Land! Help him out by engaging in a citizen…
Woodsy Owl wants you to Lend a Hand, Care for the Land! Help him out by engaging in a citizen science project. This resource provides a list of ongoing citizen...
There are many ways to be involved in data collection as a civic scientist. The Forest Service has an online…
There are many ways to be involved in data collection as a civic scientist. The Forest Service has an online suite of free tools, called iTree, for assessing the value...
Learn more about the past, present, and future of Moon Trees around the country!
Learn more about the past, present, and future of Moon Trees around the country!
A guide for caregivers to teach children about the natural world, this issue of Nature-Oriented Parenting includes information on the…
A guide for caregivers to teach children about the natural world, this issue of Nature-Oriented Parenting includes information on the National Wilderness Preservation System and a family hiking activity.
This spotlight explores how data collected by non-scientists can be used by scientists. The USA National Phenology Network is an…
This spotlight explores how data collected by non-scientists can be used by scientists. The USA National Phenology Network is an organization that creates a database of non-scientists’ data about plants...
One of the important jobs of the Forest Service is to oversee restoration projects for forests, grasslands, and watersheds that…
One of the important jobs of the Forest Service is to oversee restoration projects for forests, grasslands, and watersheds that have been harvested, damaged by wildfire, or otherwise disturbed. An...
This spotlight features one of the citizen science projects people can join, the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. In the 1990s,…
This spotlight features one of the citizen science projects people can join, the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. In the 1990s, researchers at the University of Minnesota decided to use citizen...
Browse a short list of tips for supporting your native pollinators.
Browse a short list of tips for supporting your native pollinators.
A food forest looks like a regular forest, but its plants also provide fresh fruits, nuts, mushrooms, herbs, and vegetables.…
A food forest looks like a regular forest, but its plants also provide fresh fruits, nuts, mushrooms, herbs, and vegetables. Learn more about food forests and, in particular, Browns Mill...
