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  • A Forest Service employee helps two children with an engineering activity using small pieces of wood.
    Forest Products Week (October 20 – 26) is a time to highlight the importance of forest health and the many products that come from forests. Learn more about research into some of these forest p...

    Forest Products Week 2024

  • A line drawing of a bat and text that reads
    One of our favorite weeks of the year, Bat Week is just around the corner! Bat Week is a great time to learn more about the role of bats in ecosystems around the world and about conserv...

    Bat Week 2024

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    Check out some highlights of what's back in stock! Inventory is finished (whew!), the warehouse is back open, and orders are returning to normal. We’ve received reprints ...

    This Just In! Restocked Monographs, Collector Cards, Coloring Books, & More

  • A graphic featuring the cover of Meet Dr. Ford, Meet Dr. Hoagland, and Meet Ms. Laseter. Also features a small cartoon bee writing oat a desk.
    Reader Strategies Blog Series In this series, we will be walking through some strategies for using the Natural Inquirer Readers with children from kindergarten through 2nd grade. Eac...

    Reader Strategy 2: Elements of Nonfiction

  • A woman stands in a forest wearing a hard hat and carrying a clip board.
    In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on October 14, we’d like to highlight the work of Dr. Serra Hoagland, a biological scientist and currently the acting National Program Lead for Tribal Research...

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024

  • A Forest Service employee stands next to a child who is trying on firefighting gear.
    October is Fire Prevention Month! While many of the month’s activities are focused on what you can do to prevent fires at home (check your smoke detectors and change your batteries!), Fire Pre...

    Fire Prevention Month: Careers in Fire Prevention

  • A lending library box in a vacant lot surrounded by a colorful fence.
    Sharing a love of reading — and free Natural Inquirer goodies — through the Little Free Library network Take a book, share a book. This is the motto of Little Free Library, ...

    Guest Blog: Natural Inquirer in the Little Free Library

  • Smokey Bear LIVE A Distance Learning Adventure. Illustration of Smokey Bear.
    Past Event

    October 25, 2024 1:00pm

    Please join us for the 4th episode of Smokey Bear LIVE 4 airing at 1:00 p.m. ET on October 25th.…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 4, Episode 4

  • Smokey Bear LIVE A Distance Learning Adventure. Illustration of Smokey Bear.
    Past Event

    October 18, 2024 12:00am

    Please join us for the 3rd episode of Smokey Bear LIVE 4 on October 18, 2024. In this 12-minute episode,…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 4, Episode 3

  • Smokey Bear LIVE A Distance Learning Adventure. Illustration of Smokey Bear.
    Past Event

    October 11, 2024 12:00am

    Please join us for the 2nd episode of Smokey Bear LIVE 4 on October 11, 2024. This 11-minute episode will…

    Smokey Bear LIVE 4, Episode 2