Erosion

  • The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What are other ecosystem services provided by the Nation’s natural resources?…

    FACTivity – Fill Those Potholes

  • Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the…

    Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 — Episode 2 — The Science of Water Pollution

  • Ecosystem services are the benefits that nature provides through natural processes. For example, plants provide clean air, natural fire helps…

    Ecosystem Services – Vol. 12 No. 1

  • Test your knowledge on ecosystems, vegetation, and erosion.

    Crossword – Ecosystem Services

  • In this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and…

    Fill Those Potholes! Identifying Ecosystem Services of Small Wetlands on the American Prairie

  • In the past, scientists had estimated how much rainfall is intercepted by trees growing in rural areas. The scientists in this study…

    Good to the Last Drip: How Trees Help to Reduce Pollution

  • In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard…

    FACTivity – Should Ditches Be Graded? (Spanish)

  • Soil erosion and sedimentation reduce the diversity of the natural environment. When soil is eroded and sedimentation occurs, important nutrients…

    Should Ditches be Graded? Testing Unpaved Roads with a Computer Program (Spanish)

  • In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard…

    FACTivity – Should Ditches Be Graded?

  • Until the early 1950s, people mined copper, gold, and silver in the Beartooth Mountains in Montana. During mining operations, the…

    Let Nature Take Its Course: Helping the Environment Take Care of Itself (Spanish)