Restoration
One of the important jobs of the Forest Service is to oversee restoration projects for forests, grasslands, and watersheds that…
Spotlight – Seed Extractory
One of the important jobs of the Forest Service is to oversee restoration projects for forests, grasslands, and watersheds that have been harvested, damaged by wildfire, or otherwise disturbed. An...
In this module, we will explore trees and what they need, and we will learn how tree seeds have gone…
Learning Module – Countdown to Moon Trees
In this module, we will explore trees and what they need, and we will learn how tree seeds have gone to space. Below you will find articles, videos, and activities...
Scientists can use models to simulate and predict the effects of an action. In this research in the Great Lakes…
Full Throttle Model (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 16
Scientists can use models to simulate and predict the effects of an action. In this research in the Great Lakes region, read about efforts to model changes to land use…
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
Ecosystem services are the benefits that nature provides through natural processes. For example, plants provide clean air, natural fire helps cycle nutrients, and bats act as insect control. 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 this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and reducing soil erosion.
After an area has been changed by human or natural disturbances, forest managers often engage in restoration activities. In the…
Snake, Rattle, and Roll: Investigating the Snakes That Live in the Bosque Along the Middle Rio Grande
After an area has been changed by human or natural disturbances, forest managers often engage in restoration activities. In the Bosque, fire is both a human and a natural disturbance....
The scientists in this study were interested in knowing whether humans and other animals can help disturbed areas of land…
The Trees Have Gone Batty! How Bat Scat Helped Restore a Tropical Forest
The scientists in this study were interested in knowing whether humans and other animals can help disturbed areas of land to become healthy ecosystems again. A mining company in Brazil...
The scientists in this study were interested in knowing whether humans and other animals can help disturbed areas of land…
The Trees Have Gone Batty! How Bat Scat Helped Restore a Tropical Forest (Spanish)
The scientists in this study were interested in knowing whether humans and other animals can help disturbed areas of land to become healthy ecosystems again. A mining company in Brazil...
This edition is full of information on the natural environment that we call the Rocky Mountains. In this Natural Inquirer,…
Olympic Winter Games – Vol. 2 No. 2
This edition is full of information on the natural environment that we call the Rocky Mountains. In this Natural Inquirer, you will learn how father owls feed their young, the…
This edition is full of information on the natural environment that we call the Rocky Mountains. In this Natural Inquirer,…
Olympic Winter Games – Spanish
This edition is full of information on the natural environment that we call the Rocky Mountains. In this Natural Inquirer, you will learn how father owls feed their young, the…