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  • PDF preview of 'Spotlight on an EFR: Black Hills Experimental Forest'.
    In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experiment forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental…
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    Spotlight – Black Hills Experimental Forest

  • PDF preview of the Chew On This spotlight
    Termites have been a concern to scientists in the Southeastern United States for many years. Termites are common across the…
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    Time Warp – Chew on This!

  • Nematodes Word Search
    Test your knowledge of the lumber industry and nematodes with a word search.
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    Word Search – Goodbye Nematodes

  • Cover 'Chew on This' featuring a log with termites in the background and a close-up photo of termites in the foreground
    Termites are well known pests that can impact homes and other buildings. However, termites also play an important role in…
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    Chew on This! (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 12

  • Cover of the 'Batter Up' monograph. The background image is a close up of a baseball glove and the inset image is a circular photo of a baseball player.
    Put your feet up in the dugout and flip through “Batter Up!,” the final edition in the Time Warp Series.…
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    Batter Up! (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 17

  • Front cover of National Inquirer showing a close up photo of a pine tree bough
    Mountain pine beetles are a natural part of the environment in forests of the Western United States. However, because of…
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    SPLAT! (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 11

  • Cover of the Animals and Ecosystems of the Southwestern United States Investi-gator journal cover. The background photo is a desert landscape. There are three circular photos showcasing a different animal, a frog, a bird and a mammal.
    Investi-gator is a sister publication to Natural Inquirer, serving students in grades 4 or higher. In this Investi-gator edition, you…
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    Animals and Ecosystems of the Southwestern United States Investi-gator (Rocky Mountain Research Station) – Vol. 3 No. 1

  • Front cover of "Beetles Are Supercool!" monograph featuring a color illustration of mountain pine beetle larvae inside a tree.
    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! Climate Change Monograph Series – Vol. 1 No. 2

  • A black and white photo of a rocky, mountain landscape fills the background. Across the top third of the image are three smaller photos: the first is of people whitewater rafting, the second is a pile of pinecones, and the third is a woman in profile. There is text at the top of the image which says "Spring 1999, Volume 1, Number 2" and across the middle which says "The Natural Inquirer: A Research and Science Education Journal". On the bottom half of the image is a black outline of a magnifying glass.
    In the Spring 1999 edition, learn about a variety of topics from the Southern Research Station as well as types…
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    Spring 1999 – Vol. 1 No. 2

  • Spring 99 cover in Spanish
    In the Spring 1999 edition, learn about a variety of topics from the Southern Research Station as well as types…
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    Spring 1999 – Spanish