Project Learning Tree Connections
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The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the relationship between the level of chemicals in a…
FACTivity – Sediment-al Journey
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the relationship between the level of chemicals in a city’s soils and level of the same chemicals in the... -
Open forest ecosystems, like those of longleaf pine or loblolly pine, are managed with regular fires to support native plants…
A Flame Changer – How Fire Diversity Affects Bee and Butterfly Populations
Open forest ecosystems, like those of longleaf pine or loblolly pine, are managed with regular fires to support native plants and biodiversity. The scientists in this study were interested in... -
The scientists who worked on this study wanted to focus on the effect of people’s environments on their mental health.…
A Green Bill of Health – Can Vacant Lot Treatments Impact Mental Health?
The scientists who worked on this study wanted to focus on the effect of people’s environments on their mental health. The scientists identified vacant lots throughout Philadelphia. They wanted to... -
In this article, students will learn about how different planting elevations can affect Jeffrey and ponderosa pines’ survival, growth, and…
Grow Where You’re Planted – Testing How New Planting Elevations Affect Jeffrey and Ponderosa Pines
In this article, students will learn about how different planting elevations can affect Jeffrey and ponderosa pines’ survival, growth, and bud development timing. -
The scientists in this study were interested in figuring out which landscape characteristics were more abundant in the core areas…
Fish-ing Around – Discovering the Habitat Needs of the Pacific Fisher
The scientists in this study were interested in figuring out which landscape characteristics were more abundant in the core areas of fisher habitat. They hypothesized that the core area would... -
The scientists in this study wanted to know three things: (1) Do visitors’ activities and reasons for using urban parks…
Where the Sidewalk Ends – Visitor Use of Natural and Landscaped Areas in Urban Parks
The scientists in this study wanted to know three things: (1) Do visitors’ activities and reasons for using urban parks vary between landscaped and natural areas of New York City... -
The scientists in this study were interested in exploring how the environmental conditions for wildlife species might change as landowners…
Which Wood You Choose? – Forest Landowners’ Selection of Trees for Planting Forests Can Have Different Outcomes
The scientists in this study were interested in exploring how the environmental conditions for wildlife species might change as landowners make decisions about replanting trees after harvesting. The scientists know... -
In this research, the scientists wanted to describe and summarize the forests managed for conservation in the Federated States of Micronesia,…
Tropical Four-est Inventory – Using Measurement to Understand the Condition of Forests in Micronesia
In this research, the scientists wanted to describe and summarize the forests managed for conservation in the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and compare... -
The scientists in this study were interested in two questions: (1) How are tamaligi trees impacting the native forests in…
The Plot Thickens – How Native Trees Responded to the Removal of an Unwanted Tree Species in Forest Study Plots
The scientists in this study were interested in two questions: (1) How are tamaligi trees impacting the native forests in the National Park of American Samoa? and (2) How are... -
The scientists in this study wanted to identify which mangrove forests, growing in various conditions, were keeping up with sea…
My Sediments Exactly! – Can Mangrove Forest Sediments Keep up With Rising Sea Level?
The scientists in this study wanted to identify which mangrove forests, growing in various conditions, were keeping up with sea level rise.