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  • PDF preview of the "A Burning Question" article
    Today, Smokey continues to teach people of all ages about the importance of preventing wildfires. Just how effective is Smokey’s…
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    A Burning Question: Is An Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?

  • Cover for Don't Litter the Stream. It's a photo of a stream in a very green wooded area.
    From 1920 to 1950, a tree species called albizia (Falcataria moluccana) was brought to Hawai‘i from islands located north and…
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    Don’t Litter the Stream: An Invasive Tree Species and a Hawaiian Stream Food Web

  • PDF preview of the 'keeping it local' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will get together with other students and brainstorm a list of challenges or concerns at your…
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    FACTivity – Keeping It Local

  • PDF Preview of FACTivity for "Out of the Penalty Box"
    In pairs or in groups, you will identify five policies that exist in your school and analyze who they affect,…
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    FACTivity – Out of the Penalty Box

  • PDF preview of "Trust Is a Must" FACTivity
    In this FACTivity, you will conduct a survey asking adults how they feel about Federal employees’ management of public lands,…
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    FACTivity – Trust Is a Must

  • PDF preview of the cover for the 'Fight or Light' article. It is a photograph of a group of large tents set up for firefighters during the 1910 fires with a dense forest in the background.
    The historian in this study was interested in understanding the impact of the 1910 fires on fire policy and American…
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    Fight or Light? The History and Impact of the Big Fires of 1910

  • Great Oudoors LIVE Yours to Explore
    Our country is full of dazzling landscapes where you can play and learn. America’s public lands are a treasured part…
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    Great Outdoors LIVE

  • The cover for the Green Means Clean article. The main image is a photo of a lake with trees on the coast.
    With two-thirds of the U.S. population drinking water from surface sources such as streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, it is…
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    Green Means Clean! Assessing the Condition of U.S. Drinking Water Watersheds

  • PDF preview of the 'keeping it local' article cover. It is a photograph of a Smokey Bear with a park ranger, and both are standing in front of a group of children.
    In the past, forest managers always put out wildfires. More recently, forest managers have discovered that fire can be a good thing for…
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    Keeping It Local: How Federal Wildfire Policy Is Implemented at the Local Level

  • A PDF preview of the first page of the Show Me the Money article
    Over the past 40 years, Federal and State governments have provided financial incentives to private forest landowners. In this article,…
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    Show Me the Money: Promoting Sustainable Forests in the South

  • PDF preview of the spotlight from the Pack to Back edition
    The idea of protecting lands as wilderness did not happen overnight. Before the National Wilderness Preservation System was established in…
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    Spotlight – Wilderness Act Timeline (Pack to Back)

  • PDF preview of 'That's a Humdinger' article cover.
    Many different types of birds live in riparian forests. In this study, the scientists were interested in black-chinned hummingbirds that…
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    That’s a Humdinger! Black-Chinned Hummingbird Nesting in Response to Forest Treatments