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  • PDF preview of the "A Burning Question" article
    Today, Smokey continues to teach people of all ages about the importance of preventing wildfires. Just how effective is Smokey’s…
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    A Burning Question: Is An Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?

  • Illustration of three kids in a woodchip plant watching a conveyor belt move woodchips.
    One of the historic uses of wood was for heating. In recent years, however, most heating in the United States…
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    A Chip Off the Old Block: Using Wood Energy to Heat Schools

  • PDF preview of A Flame Changer article.
    Open forest ecosystems, like those of longleaf pine or loblolly pine, are managed with regular fires to support native plants…
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    A Flame Changer – How Fire Diversity Affects Bee and Butterfly Populations

  • Photo of a insect on top of foliage with the title underneath that reads 'what happens to arthropods following a wildland fire?'.
    Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) once could be found from southeastern Virginia to eastern Texas. Longleaf pines are not usually killed…
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    aPods Rule! What Happens to Arthropods Following a Wildland Fire?

  • Illustration of mushroom wearing a party hat.
    In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to…
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    Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Are We Having Fungi Yet?"
    In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to…
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    Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow (Spanish)

  • 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

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Goodrick coloring page featuring a firefighter bee
    Color in the firefighter bee!
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    Coloring Page – Meet Dr. Goodrick!

  • PDF preview of a coloring book page
    Color in the firefighter bee!
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    Coloring Page – Meet Dr. Goodrick! (Spanish)

  • PDF Preview of Create-A-Phrase Challenge for Knock on Wood
    After reading “Knock on Wood,” try this create-a-phrase challenge. Draw a line from a word in the left column to…
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    Create-A-Phrase Challenge – Knock on Wood

  • 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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