Welcome to our website’s resource library, where we offer an extensive collection of free science materials tailored for K-12 students. Dive into a wealth of educational resources including articles, activities, lesson plans, learning modules, and much more. All materials are free to download!

  • Our country is full of dazzling landscapes where you can play and learn. America’s public lands are a treasured part…

    Great Outdoors LIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure from Shoshone National Forest

  • Watch a 43-minute video taped live at Grand Lake, Colorado, featuring questions from students and answers by Carl Chambers, a…

    Fresh Water LIVE from Colorado

  • Follow water on a journey through a watershed, from forest to faucet, in the Eastern United States. This is a…

    Fresh Water LIVE from Eastern U.S.

  • Check out this live distance learning adventure from Pawnee National Grassland held on May 17, 2017. Learn about the grassland…

    LIVE from Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado

  • This guidebook contains information and resources for your Moon Tree’s planting and care.

    Moon Tree Seedling Planting and Care Guidebook

  • Mariko Yamasaki, Research Wildlife Biologist

    Wildlife
    Front cover of Mariko Yamasaki Collector card
    • M.S., University of Michigan
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • Research wildlife biologists study vertebrates and habitats they occupy to better understand how to ensure their continued presence in an ever-changing world.
  • Joseph Wunderle, Wildlife Ecologist & Conservation Biologist

    Wildlife
    Front coer of Dr. Joseph Wunderle Collector Card
    • Ph.D., University of Minnesota
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • We study wildlife populations and their relationships with their physical and living environment to identify what might cause populations to increase or decrease.  We apply these research findings to help endangered species’ populations to increase.
  • Ted Weller, Ecologist

    Forests & PlantsWildlife
    Front cover of Ted Weller Collector Card
    • M.S., Humboldt State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An ecologist studies the interaction between animals, their environment, and the weather.  In my work, I study how those interactions change among seasons.
  • Mel Warren, Fisheries & Aquatic Ecologist

    Wildlife
    Front cover of Dr. Mel Warren Collector Card
    • Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a fisheries and aquatic ecologist, I study fishes and freshwater mussels in their natural habitats to learn about their life cycles, needs for survival, roles in the ecosystem, and how we can conserve them.
  • Frank R. Thompson III, Wildlife Biologist

    Wildlife
    Front cover of Dr. Frank R. Thompson III Collector Cards
    • Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A wildlife biologist studies wild animals and their habitats to provide the knowledge needed to conserve or manage wildlife species.