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  • This program in the FSNatureLIVE series explores real wildfire case studies by asking: what started them, how much damage did…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 4 Episode 1

  • In this lesson plan, students will explore the differences between fiction and nonfiction using a Venn diagram to visualize their…

    Lesson Plan – Fiction and Nonfiction Lesson Map (Reader Strategies Series)

  • This program in the FSNatureLIVE series explores real wildfire case studies by asking: what started them, how much damage did…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 4

  • Meet Smokey Bear and some of the people who work with him to prevent human-caused wildfires! This Reader is written…

    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team – Vol. 1 No. 12

  • Learn about Smokey Bear’s work in wildfire prevention and meet some of the people who help him on his mission.…

    Meet Smokey Bear’s Team

  • Choose one of Smokey Bear’s rules for fire prevention and illustrate it. You can send Smokey Bear your finished drawing…

    Try This! – Meet Smokey Bear’s Team

  • Scientists have discovered a new ant species! We need your help naming it! Created with scientists from the Southern Research…

    Activity – Feeling Antsy

  • Nathan Havill, Molecular Ecologist

    Forests & PlantsInsects
    PDF preview of the front of Nathan Havill's collector card featuring Dr. Havill working at a microscope.
    • Ph.D., Yale University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a molecular ecologist, I use genetic data to study how species interact, including how introduced species move around the world.
  • Laurel Haavik, Forest Entomologist

    Forests & PlantsInsects
    PDF preview of the front of Laurel Haavik's collector card featuring Dr. Haavik scraping bark from a tree trunk with an axe.
    • Ph.D., University of Arkansas
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A forest entomologist studies the habits of insects that live in forests.
  • Karen Dillman, Lichenologist

    Forests & Plants
    PDF preview of the front of Karen Dillman's collector card featuring Ms. Dillman in a forest examining a lichen sample with a magnifier.
    • M.S., Arizona State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A lichenologist is someone who studies lichens in their natural habitat. Lichens are made up of more than one organism, but the main partners are fungi and algae. The fungal partner is the body of the lichen we can see easily in nature, while the algal partner is hidden inside the fungal layers.