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  • PDF preview of "Trust Is a Must" FACTivity
    In this FACTivity, you will conduct a survey asking adults how they feel about Federal employees’ management of public lands,…
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    FACTivity – Trust Is a Must

  • PDF preview of 'Where There's Smoke' FACTivity.
    Results from “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” showed that specific climate conditions were linked to very large wildland fires. The…
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    FACTivity – Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

  • PDF preview of the cover for the 'Fight or Light' article. It is a photograph of a group of large tents set up for firefighters during the 1910 fires with a dense forest in the background.
    The historian in this study was interested in understanding the impact of the 1910 fires on fire policy and American…
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    Fight or Light? The History and Impact of the Big Fires of 1910

  • 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)

  • PDF preview of Fire and Water article cover. The background photo is the tops of a small group of trees.
    Successfully predicting where and when wildfires might occur is important. This prediction is important because of possible environmental and economic…
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    Fire and Water: Predicting Future Wildfires in a Changing Climate

  • Cover of the Hidden in Plain Sight article
    In this study, researchers worked with middle and high school students to collect moss samples around industrial neighborhoods in Seattle,…
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    Hidden in Plain Sight – Using Moss to Detect Air Pollution and Engage Civic Scientists

  • PDF Preview of Inquiry 2 from World's Forests 2
    Primary forests are usually rich in biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variety of life and life processes. When a natural ecosystem…
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    Inquiry 2: Biodiversity and the World’s Forests

  • The cover of "It's a Small World" featuring a black and white photo of a scientist using a chainsaw on a tree trunk
    The scientists in this study were interested in three common periodic changes in sea surface temperatures, called oscillations. In particular,…
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    It’s a Small World: How Oceans and Climates Can Affect Wildland Fires Thousands of Miles Away

  • PDF preview of the 'keeping it local' article cover. It is a photograph of a Smokey Bear with a park ranger, and both are standing in front of a group of children.
    In the past, forest managers always put out wildfires. More recently, forest managers have discovered that fire can be a good thing for…
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    Keeping It Local: How Federal Wildfire Policy Is Implemented at the Local Level

  • PDF preview of "Knock on Wood" article
    The scientists in this study were interested in looking at how prescribed fire affects longleaf pine forests and their ability…
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    Knock on Wood: Understanding the Relationship Between the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Longleaf Pine, Fire, and Carbon

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    Below you will find a compilation of all of the climate change resources we have to offer. Listed by grade…
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    Learning Module – Climate Change