Spotlights
Spotlights are short articles designed to enhance readers’ understanding of topics related to our publications. Learn more about native pollinators and how to build your own pollinator garden, find out about historic research and how it’s connected to today, discover interesting citizen science projects, visit a seed extractory, and more.
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Tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem that once covered 150 million acres of North America, including Iowa, its surrounding States, and…Tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem that once covered 150 million acres of North America, including Iowa, its surrounding States, and even Texas and Canada. Today, however, only 4 percent of... -
In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental…In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental research. Argonne EFR was established in 1947 and is located... -
Even a small garden of native plants is enough to support a host of pollinator species. Learn more about how…Even a small garden of native plants is enough to support a host of pollinator species. Learn more about how you can create your own pollinator garden. -
In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experiment forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental…In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experiment forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental research. Black Hills Experimental Forest is 1,376 hectares in the... -
In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experimental forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental…In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experimental forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental research. Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest in Alaska is one of... -
As you have learned in the “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” Introduction section, wildland fire is an important research topic.…As you have learned in the “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” Introduction section, wildland fire is an important research topic. Forest Service scientists have long been interested in wildland fire.... -
Bark beetles and their effects on pine trees have been an important research topic for many years. More than forty…Bark beetles and their effects on pine trees have been an important research topic for many years. More than forty years ago, Forest Service entomologists Robert L. Lyon and Kenneth... -
Forests provide many resources to society. To provide these resources, forest managers are continually working on tree improvement. Tree improvement…Forests provide many resources to society. To provide these resources, forest managers are continually working on tree improvement. Tree improvement is the process of growing trees with the best wood... -
In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experimental forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental…In 1908, the Forest Service established a system of experimental forests and ranges (EFRs) to be set aside for environmental research. More than 100 years later, 80 of these areas... -
Termites have been a concern to scientists in the Southeastern United States for many years. Termites are common across the…Termites have been a concern to scientists in the Southeastern United States for many years. Termites are common across the Southeastern United States because of the area’s warm climate. In...
