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  • PDF preview of "Pack to Back" article
    The scientists in this study wanted to answer two questions: (1) How many people in the United States are projected…
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    Pack to Back: Investigating Backpacking and Other Backcountry and Wilderness Activities

  • A black and white illustration of three kids, two of which are standing in front of a llama and horse.
    When people go hiking or camping in back country or wilderness areas, they almost always impact the natural environment in…
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    Quit Yer Horsin’ Around! The Effects of Trampling on Vegetation in Montana

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Quit Yer Horsin' Around"
    When people go hiking or camping in back country or wilderness areas, they almost always impact the natural environment in…
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    Quit Yer Horsin’ Around! The Effects of Trampling on Vegetation in Montana (Spanish)

  • Drawing of a pine shoot beetle.
    The pine shoot beetle is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The pine shoot beetle was brought…
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    Shoot! Foiled Again! Using Chemicals to Discourage the Pine Shoot Beetle

  • Shoot! Foiled Again! cover in Spanish
    The pine shoot beetle is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The pine shoot beetle was brought…
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    Shoot! Foiled Again! Using Chemicals to Discourage the Pine Shoot Beetle (Spanish)

  • Black and white illustration of a desktop computer on a canoe and holding an umbrella against the rain. There's a road sign in the background with an "S" giving the impression that the river the computer is on has many twists and bends. The computer has a cartoon face with a shocked expression.
    Soil erosion and sedimentation reduce the diversity of the natural environment. When soil is eroded and sedimentation occurs, important nutrients…
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    Should Ditches be Graded? Testing Unpaved Roads with a Computer Program

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Should Ditches Be Graded?"
    Soil erosion and sedimentation reduce the diversity of the natural environment. When soil is eroded and sedimentation occurs, important nutrients…
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    Should Ditches be Graded? Testing Unpaved Roads with a Computer Program (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of SPLAT article
    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! Protecting Pine Trees in the Western United States from Beetle Attack

  • Cover illustration for Swimming Upstream. Includes shrimp in water.
    Tropical streams provide many benefits to people and animals. For river shrimp that spend part of their life in the…
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    Swimming Upstream Without a Ladder: Dams and Pipes and River Shrimp Movements

  • Article cover for Swimming Upstream without a Ladder Spanish version
    Tropical streams provide many benefits to people and animals. For river shrimp that spend part of their life in the…
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    Swimming Upstream Without a Ladder: Dams and Pipes and River Shrimp Movements (Spanish)

  • The cover of "The Garlic Mustard Plant: All Around and Down the Oxbow" featuring a black and white photo of garlic mustard plants
    In this study, the student scientists researched if soil fertility had any effect on garlic mustard’s ability to be successful…
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    The Garlic Mustard Plant: All Around and Down the Oxbow

  • The cover of "The GLAS Is Half Full" featuring an illustration of a Landsat satellite.
    The scientists wanted to know if the information gathered by satellites was as good as the information they would get…
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    The GLAS Is Half Full: Satellites and Changing Tropical Forests