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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 FACTivity for Fighting Fire with Fire
    The question you will try to answer with this FACTivity is: What should be done when the habitat of a…
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    FACTivity – Fighting Fire with Fire

  • PDF preview of the FACTivity from Fighting Fire with Fire Spanish version
    The question you will try to answer with this FACTivity is: What should be done when the habitat of a…
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    FACTivity – Fighting Fire with Fire (Spanish)

  • 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 the Left High and Dry FACTivity.
    The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: If people are able to restore degraded ecosystems, is it acceptable…
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    FACTivity – Left High and Dry

  • 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