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  • Woodsy Owl with the Natural Inquirer bee looking at caterpillar through a magnifying glass
    Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural…
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    Woodsy Owl LIVE

  • Girl standing in wooded forest
    Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a virtual learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural…
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    Woodsy Owl LIVE 1: Lend a Hand — Care for the Land

  • Forest service scientist on zoom screen
    Woodsy Owl and his friends discuss how climate change affects trees, the benefits of trees, the water and carbon cycles,…
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    Woodsy Owl LIVE 2: Open Your Eyes — Be Climate-wise

  • PDF Preview of Word Search
    Test your knowledge on invasive species, invertebrates, and freshwater.
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    Word Search – Ecosystem Services

  • Lions and Tigers Word Search
    Test your knowledge about outdoor recreation, wildlands, and social science with a word search.
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    Word Search – Lions and Tigers and Bears–Oh My!

  • Front cover of the Wilderness 2.0 monograph featuring a mountain scene.
    This monograph is one of two Wilderness 50 monographs. These two monographs were created to honor the 50th anniversary of…
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    Wilderness 2.0 (Wilderness 50 Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 10

  • The cover of the Natural Inquirer journal for 'Scientific Models and Adaptive Management'. The image is a collage that includes a cluster of trees and a golden eagle.
    The Scientific Models in Adaptive Management Natural Inquirer examines a variety of different research topics including how hiking activities affect…
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    Scientific Models in Adaptive Management – Vol. 17 No. 1

  • Front cover of National Inquirer with snapshots of different forests
    In this edition of Natural Inquirer, you will learn about the world’s forests. Every 5 years the Food and Agriculture…
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    The World’s Forests 2 – No. 15

  • Cover of the Nature Science Investigator
    NSI: Nature Science Investigator (NSI) is a self-guided activity book for children ages 8-14. The booklet enables each student to…
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    NSI: Nature Science Investigator

  • Cover for the Green Bill of Health monograph. the background image is of a heavily populated city neighborhood, and the front image is a circular photo of a blooming tree in a lot.
    This is the first monograph in Natural Inquirer‘s Nature Health Benefits series. In “A Green Bill of Health,” students will…
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    A Green Bill of Health – Vol. 1 No. 26

  • The cover for the Natural Inquirer Woodsy Owl Edition: Lend a Hand - Care for the Land! The main image is a photograph of a park ranger and a kid next to a stream holding small nets.
    The Woodsy Owl edition examines research on a variety of topics including how climate variation affects owls in the Southwest,…
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    The Woodsy Owl Edition – Vol. 1 No. 22

  • Front cover of Cream of the Crop, featuring a background image of rows of crops and an inset image of a yellow flower.
    The “Cream of the Crop” monograph is the first in the Forest & Agriculture series. The research in this monograph…
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    Cream of the Crop – Vol. 1 No. 20