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  • PDF preview of Logjams and Beaver Dams FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will build a physical representation, or a model, of a beaver dam. Some of the questions…
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    FACTivity – Logjams and Beaver Dams

  • PDF preview of 'On the Fence' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will become a land manager for a national forest. You will need to decide on the…
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    FACTivity – On the Fence

  • PDF preview of the Prairie Dog Days FACTivity.
    The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How does the decline of prairie dogs affect the prairie food…
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    FACTivity – Prairie Dog Days

  • Cover for the 'Fish-ing Around' article. The main image is a photo of a baby Pacific Fisher in its den.
    The scientists in this study were interested in figuring out which landscape characteristics were more abundant in the core areas…
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    Fish-ing Around – Discovering the Habitat Needs of the Pacific Fisher

  • Drawing of mice eating spotted knapweed.
    In the Western United States, spotted knapweed is one of the most widely found nonnative plants. Spotted knapweed was brought to the United…
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    Goll-ly! Don’t Take a Knapweed! The Impact of Nonnative Plants and Animals on Deer Mice

  • Cover of Goll-ly Don't Take a Knapweed! in Spanish
    In the Western United States, spotted knapweed is one of the most widely found nonnative plants. Spotted knapweed was brought to the United…
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    Goll-ly! Don’t Take a Knapweed! The Impact of Nonnative Plants and Animals on Deer Mice (Spanish)

  • Video screenshot of Great Outdoors LIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure from Shoshone National Forest.
    Our country is full of dazzling landscapes where you can play and learn. America’s public lands are a treasured part…
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    Great Outdoors LIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure from Shoshone National Forest

  • PDF preview of Illustrated Glossary Challenge from "Logjams and Beaver Dams."
    Pick four words from the glossary for “Logjams and Beaver Dams” to illustrate in the graphic organizer provided. Pretend that…
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    Illustrated Glossary Challenge – Logjams and Beaver Dams

  • Scientist standing inside cave
    From the formation of caves by the movement of groundwater to mapping them and exploring their unique ecosystems to the…
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    Learning Module – Caves & Karst

  • The first page of the article "Lights, Camera, Tracks" featuring an opossum walking on top of a fence.
    In this article, scientists examine different land uses, from urban to suburban to rural landscapes, and their effects on wildlife.…
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    Lights, Camera, Tracks! The Presence of Mammals in Residential Yards

  • PDF preview of "Logjams and Beaver Dams" article.
    Scientists know little about the movement of litter and dead wood from forests to rivers in mountainous temperate ecosystems. Studying…
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    Logjams and Beaver Dams: How Different Landforms Affect the Amount of Carbon in an Ecosystem

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Ford showing Dr. Ford in a blue jacket in a wetlands area
    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. Ford!