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Who Gives a Hoot? Determining the Value of Owl Habitat (Spanish)

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The northern spotted owl is an endangered species that needs old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest to live. Unfortunately, old-growth forests, like all forests, may catch fire and be damaged or destroyed. There are many things forest managers can do to reduce the risk of a large forest fire. The scientists in this study wanted to know whether people like you and your family and friends value the endangered owl’s habitat enough to support spending more of our tax money on prescribed fires.

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  • In this FACTivity, you will answer the questions: What is the value of a favorite possession?

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  • conservation

    (kän(t) sər vā shən): A careful preservation and protection of something, especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

  • economic

    (ek ǝ nä mik): Of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

  • economics

    (ek ǝ nä miks): A social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

  • endangered species

    (in dān jǝrd spē sēz): A plant or animals with so few individual survivors that the species could become extinct in the area where it naturally lives.

  • forest manager

    (fȯr ǝst ma ni jǝr): A person who manages a forest; in the Forest Service, forest managers focus on managing vegetation, restoring ecosystems, reducing hazards, and maintaining forest health (definition from USDA Forest Service).

  • mammal

    (ma mǝl): Any of a class of warm-blooded vertebrates that include human beings and all other animals that nourish their young with milk produced by mammary glands and have the skin usually more or less covered with hair.

  • old-growth forest

    (ōld grōth fȯr ǝst): A forest characterized by the presence of large old trees, dead standing trees, and fallen rotting trees and that is usually in a late stage of development.

  • psychology

    (sī kä lǝ gē): The science of mind and behavior.

  • represent

    (re pri zent): To serve as a specimen, example, or instance of.

  • sociology

    (sō sē ä lǝ jē): The science of society, social institutions, and social relationships; specifically, the study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings.

  • vegetation

    (ve jǝ tā shǝn): Plant life or total plant cover of an area.

  • wildfire

    (wī(ǝ)ld fī(ǝ)r): An uncontrolled, damaging fire started in a wilderness or rural area.

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Social Studies Standards are educational guidelines outlining the essential knowledge, skills, and concepts students should learn in subjects such as history, geography, civics, and economics, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of societal structures, historical events, and global perspectives.
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  • The northern spotted owl is an endangered species that needs old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest to live. Unfortunately, old-growth forests, like all forests, may catch fire and be damaged...

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    The northern spotted owl is an endangered species that needs old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest to live. Unfortunately, old-growth forests, like all forests, may catch fire and be damaged...
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