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    Many diseases affect the health of trees throughout the United States. One species affected in the eastern part of the…
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    Attack of the Killer Anthracnose! Control of Dogwood Anthracnose

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Attack of the Killer Anthracnose!"
    Many diseases affect the health of trees throughout the United States. One species affected in the eastern part of the…
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    Attack of the Killer Anthracnose! Control of Dogwood Anthracnose (Spanish)

  • Cover of the "Can We Grow Now?" article featuring a close up photo of a bristlecone pine cone.
    Bristlecone pines have an interesting relationship with fire. When a fire occurs, it may open a once-closed area to sunlight.…
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    Can We Grow Now? Helping Bristlecone Pine Trees To Take Root and Grow

  • A fusiform rust gall on a branch.
    Fusiform Rust Disease is one of the most destructive diseases to pine forests in the southeastern United States. Research on…
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    Controlling the Rust Is a Must! Detection of a Major Gene for Rust Resistance to Fusiform Rust Disease

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    Fusiform Rust Disease is one of the most destructive diseases to pine forests in the southeastern United States. Research on…
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    Controlling the Rust Is a Must! Detection of a Major Gene for Rust Resistance to Fusiform Rust Disease (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the FACTivity from Moving Spore-adically
    In this FACTivity, you will learn about the American chestnut tree and compare its story to the threat of sudden…
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    FACTivity – Moving Spore-adically

  • Moving Sporadically PDF preview in Spanish
    In this FACTivity, you will learn about the American chestnut tree and compare its story to the threat of sudden…
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    FACTivity – Moving Spore-adically (Spanish)

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    Sudden oak death is a new disease of trees and plants in the United States and Europe. Although scientists are not certain,…
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    Moving Spore-adically: The Spread of Sudden Oak Death in California Forests

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    Sudden oak death is a new disease of trees and plants in the United States and Europe. Although scientists are not certain,…
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    Moving Spore-adically: The Spread of Sudden Oak Death in California Forests (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of the NSI pages featuring Callie Schweitzer
    Meet Dr. Callie Schweitzer – a research forester who asks questions about how to predict tree growth and which tree…
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    NSI: Research Forester Page

  • 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

  • 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.
    Just like you and me, trees can get sick. This can happen in many different ways. One way trees become…
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    The Sick Seeds: Black Seed Rot and Slash Pines