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  • 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)

  • Photograph of a rattlesnake with the title 'Snake, Rattle and Roll' on the top left corner.
    After an area has been changed by human or natural disturbances, forest managers often engage in restoration activities. In the…
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    Snake, Rattle, and Roll: Investigating the Snakes That Live in the Bosque Along the Middle Rio Grande

  • illustration of three people biking in a city park
    People visit parks to do many different activities, such as play basketball, baseball, sunbathe, swim, walk, picnic, or go bicycling.…
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    Social Groupies: How Different Groups Use Urban Parks

  • The article cover for Social Groupies in Spanish
    People visit parks to do many different activities, such as play basketball, baseball, sunbathe, swim, walk, picnic, or go bicycling.…
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    Social Groupies: How Different Groups Use Urban Parks (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

  • PDF preview of the Moon Trees spotlight
    The first and second generation of Moon Trees sprouted out of a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and NASA.…
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    Spotlight – Moon Trees

  • PDF preview of the spotlight on native bees (Pollinators Series welcome essay for "A Flame Changer")
    When you think of bees, you may first picture the European honey bee. However, at least 4,000 other bee species…
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    Spotlight – Native Bees

  • 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