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  • A black and white illustration of a group of beetle larvae sleeping inside a tree trunk.
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Beetles Are Supercool"
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)

  • Cover for the 'Cedar Waxing or Waning' article. The main image is a photograph of a heavily wooded forest.
    As the climate changes, the tree species living in a forest may also change. This change means that some trees…
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    Cedar Waxing or Waning? The Potential to Save Yellow-Cedar Trees Using Adaptive Management

  • 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)

  • 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 article Morel of the Story
    Mushroom hunting is a specialized skill that takes years to learn. Wild mushroom species are difficult to identify, and many…
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    The Morel of the Story: Comparing Scientific Research with Local Mushroom Hunters’ Knowledge of Morel Mushrooms

  • The cover for the 'Tropic Topic' article. The main image is a photo of exposed limestone karst pavement.
    The scientists in this study wanted to compare the chemistry of soils and leaves in Puerto Rico’s northern wet and…
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    Tropic Topic: What Is Known About the Limestone Zone?

  • Illustration of hemlock branches with cones
    Water is constantly moving throughout the natural environment. Some scientists study the flow of water into, out of, and held…
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    Woolly Bully: Estimating the Effect of an Invasive Insect on an Area’s Water Cycle

  • 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 showing a close up photo of a pine tree bough
    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! (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 11

  • Cover of Invasive Species in Spanish with a sticker that read Spanish Version
    In this edition of Natural Inquirer, you will learn about several different invasive species. Invasive species are plants, animals, or…
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    Invasive Species – Spanish