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  • 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

  • PDF preview of the Feeling Antsy activity featuring a close-up view of an ant with its body sections highlighted
    Scientists have discovered a new ant species! We need your help naming it! Created with scientists from the Southern Research…
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    Activity – Feeling Antsy

  • PDF preview of the ungulate tracks activity
    Examine the provided animal tracks. What similarities and differences do you see? Fill out the graphic organizer with your observations.
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    Activity – Making Sense of Ungulate Tracks

  • PDF preview of the alternate FACTivity for "Invasion of the Song Snatcher"
    The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What similarities and differences do you notice between bird songs? How…
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    Alternate FACTivity – Invasion of the Song Catcher

  • PDF Preview of Investi-gator Article Amphibious Assault
    Climate change can change the breeding patterns of some animals. Breeding patterns refer to when and how animals reproduce, including…
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    Amphibious Assault: How Climate Change May Affect Amphibian Breeding

  • Drawing of a child looking at nun moths.
    The nun moth is a major pest of conifers and an occasional pest of broadleaf trees in Europe and Asia.…
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    And Then There Were Nun: Trees That Could Be Endangered by a Nun Moth Invasion

  • And Then There Were Nun cover in Spanish
    The nun moth is a major pest of conifers and an occasional pest of broadleaf trees in Europe and Asia.…
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    And Then There Were Nun: Trees That Could Be Endangered by a Nun Moth Invasion (Spanish)

  • 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?

  • frogs leaping down a mountain
    Frogs are a species of amphibian. In recent years, there has been a decline in the numbers of amphibians worldwide.…
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    As the Frog Hops: What Routes Do Frogs Travel in Mountain Environments?

  • A black and white illustration of a group of beetle larvae sleeping inside a tree trunk.
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Beetles Are Supercool"
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)

  • A black and white illustration of a group of fish reading a sign at the bottom of a lake that reads "This Space Available".
    Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave…
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    Big Fish in a Small Pool: Habitat Preferences of Cutthroat Trout