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Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles
Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying “supercool,” or dormant, for most of their lives. The scientists...
Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)
Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying “supercool,” or dormant, for most of their lives. The scientists...
Much of what humans do depends on the land that we live on. No matter how much humans change the…
Before & After: A Look at Our Land (Land Use History of Jones County, GA)
Much of what humans do depends on the land that we live on. No matter how much humans change the land, it is still important to understand the history and...
Much of what humans do depends on the land that we live on. No matter how much humans change the…
Before & After: A Look at Our Land (Land Use History of Jones County, GA) (Spanish)
Much of what humans do depends on the land that we live on. No matter how much humans change the land, it is still important to understand the history and...
Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave…
Big Fish in a Small Pool: Habitat Preferences of Cutthroat Trout
Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave like other salmonids. Other salmonids had been found to swim...
Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave…
Big Fish in a Small Pool: Habitat Preferences of Cutthroat Trout (Spanish)
Cutthroat trout are a type of salmon. The scientists in this study wanted to find out if cutthroat trout behave like other salmonids. Other salmonids had been found to swim...
Help Busy Bee complete each statement by filling in the blanks for missing words. Use what you’ve learned about watersheds,…
Busy Bee Word Challenge – Full Throttle Model
Help Busy Bee complete each statement by filling in the blanks for missing words. Use what you’ve learned about watersheds, pollution, and the Great Lakes in “Full Throttle Model” to...
Many changes have occured in the Rio Grande since the 1940s that have created a river that is deeper and…
By the Light of the Silvery Minnow: Can Young Minnows Be Taught About Their Natural Foods?
Many changes have occured in the Rio Grande since the 1940s that have created a river that is deeper and faster. This has created problems for the Rio Grande silvery...
Bristlecone pines have an interesting relationship with fire. When a fire occurs, it may open a once-closed area to sunlight.…
Can We Grow Now? Helping Bristlecone Pine Trees To Take Root and Grow
Bristlecone pines have an interesting relationship with fire. When a fire occurs, it may open a once-closed area to sunlight. When this happens, bristlecone pine seedlings get a chance to...
In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal…
Can You Hear Me Now? Using the Telephone to Discover People’s Opinions About Wilderness
In 1964, Congress passed a law that established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). This law identified areas of Federal land to be protected as much as possible from human...
Particulate organic matter (POM), which consists of small pieces of twigs, leaves, soil, and other items found in the water,…
Caribbean Cruise: Examining the Movement and Quality of Organic Matter Over Time From Two Caribbean Watersheds
Particulate organic matter (POM), which consists of small pieces of twigs, leaves, soil, and other items found in the water, is an important component of an ecosystem and the food...
Hibernating bat populations across the Eastern United States have suffered declines since the 2000s. Little brown bat populations have declined…
Cave Conundrum: Is White-Nose Syndrome Responsible for All Declining Bat Populations?
Hibernating bat populations across the Eastern United States have suffered declines since the 2000s. Little brown bat populations have declined 70 percent or more. Populations of the northern long-eared bat...