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  • PDF preview of A Flame Changer article.
    Open forest ecosystems, like those of longleaf pine or loblolly pine, are managed with regular fires to support native plants…
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    A Flame Changer – How Fire Diversity Affects Bee and Butterfly Populations

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    Animals play an important role in maintaining the health of our natural environment. It is important to know the status…
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    Born To Be Wild: The Current Situation and Possible Future of Wildlife in the United States

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    Animals play an important role in maintaining the health of our natural environment. It is important to know the status…
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    Born To Be Wild: The Current Situation and Possible Future of Wildlife in the United States (Spanish)

  • Cover of the "Can We Grow Now?" article featuring a close up photo of a bristlecone pine cone.
    Bristlecone pines have an interesting relationship with fire. When a fire occurs, it may open a once-closed area to sunlight.…
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    Can We Grow Now? Helping Bristlecone Pine Trees To Take Root and Grow

  • 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

  • A fusiform rust gall on a branch.
    Fusiform Rust Disease is one of the most destructive diseases to pine forests in the southeastern United States. Research on…
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    Controlling the Rust Is a Must! Detection of a Major Gene for Rust Resistance to Fusiform Rust Disease

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Controlling the Rust Is a Must!"
    Fusiform Rust Disease is one of the most destructive diseases to pine forests in the southeastern United States. Research on…
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    Controlling the Rust Is a Must! Detection of a Major Gene for Rust Resistance to Fusiform Rust Disease (Spanish)

  • Cover for the 'Fish-ing Around' article. The main image is a photo of a baby Pacific Fisher in its den.
    The scientists in this study were interested in figuring out which landscape characteristics were more abundant in the core areas…
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    Fish-ing Around – Discovering the Habitat Needs of the Pacific Fisher

  • PDF preview of Grow Where You're Planted article.
    In this article, students will learn about how different planting elevations can affect Jeffrey and ponderosa pines’ survival, growth, and…
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    Grow Where You’re Planted – Testing How New Planting Elevations Affect Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines

  • PDF preview of World's Forests Edition 3, Inquiry 2 article.
    Learn about the many benefits that different types of forests provide, including protecting biodiversity, improving water and soil quality, preventing…
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    Inquiry 2: What Benefits Do the World’s Forests Provide?

  • Cover for the 'Invasion of the Song Snatcher' article. The main image is a photo of a Chipping Sparrow chirping on a branch.
    Invasive species such as spotted knapweed can have an effect on a habitat and animals in that habitat. In this…
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    Invasion of the Song Snatcher! The Influence of Invasive Spotted Knapweed on Chipping Sparrow Song Diversity

  • PDF preview of "Knock on Wood" article
    The scientists in this study were interested in looking at how prescribed fire affects longleaf pine forests and their ability…
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    Knock on Wood: Understanding the Relationship Between the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Longleaf Pine, Fire, and Carbon