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In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to…
Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow
In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to grow in areas that have been harvested of older trees....
In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to…
Are We Having Fungi Yet? Helping Young Trees Grow (Spanish)
In the Western United States, shallow rocky soils and a dry climate often make it hard for new trees to grow in areas that have been harvested of older trees....
What is bioenergy? “Bio-” is related to living or once living things. Bioenergy is a source of energy that uses…
Bioenergy – Vol. 9 No. 1
What is bioenergy? “Bio-” is related to living or once living things. Bioenergy is a source of energy that uses living or once living things. It is not used as...
The Caves and Karst edition of Natural Inquirer examines research on a variety of topics including white-nose syndrome in bats,…
Caves and Karst Natural Inquirer – Vol. 20 No. 1
The Caves and Karst edition of Natural Inquirer examines research on a variety of topics including white-nose syndrome in bats, karst forest areas, cave use of an indigenous tribe of...
The “Cream of the Crop” monograph is the first in the Forest & Agriculture series. The research in this monograph…
Cream of the Crop – Vol. 1 No. 20
The “Cream of the Crop” monograph is the first in the Forest & Agriculture series. The research in this monograph looks at how prairie strips affect biodiversity.
The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that…
Cream of the Crop: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips
The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that are planted between sections of agricultural crops. Scientists wanted to...
Test your knowledge on alluvial soil, watersheds, and fish.
Crossword – Food for the Soil
Test your knowledge on alluvial soil, watersheds, and fish.
Test your knowledge on contamination, floodplains, and watersheds.
Crossword – Freshwater
Test your knowledge on contamination, floodplains, and watersheds.
After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
Crossword – Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)
After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
When a wildfire burns across a forest, logs and stumps on the ground may completely burn up. When this happens…
Don’t Judge a Soil by Its Color: Exploring Forest Soil Following a Wildfire
When a wildfire burns across a forest, logs and stumps on the ground may completely burn up. When this happens the soil beneath and near the logs and stumps is...
After reading “Cream of the Crop,” test your knowledge with an eyeChallenge. Each of the following images represents something from…
eyeChallenge – Cream of the Crop
After reading “Cream of the Crop,” test your knowledge with an eyeChallenge. Each of the following images represents something from the article. Explain what each of these images represents.
Look at four photos or illustrations from “Food for the Soil” and use what you’ve learned to explain what each…
eyeChallenge – Food for the Soil
Look at four photos or illustrations from “Food for the Soil” and use what you’ve learned to explain what each of the provided photos or illustrations is about. Try it...