Topic: Land Use
Native American skywatchers have left tangible legacies all over North America. We talk about one of them: Wyoming’s Bighorn Medicine Wheel.
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- Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live (9-12)
Seattle has developed an innovative way to control storm water runoff that helps protect critical habitat for salmon and other wild creatures. Drainage systems that mimic nature — today on Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
North American habitats have changed so radically that many birds are in trouble. North American birds — today on Earth and Sky.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live (9-12)
Scientists are using a biomass map that shows how much vegetation covers a specific area of land to help manage and preserve natural resources in Africa.
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One solution to our increasing urban sprawl is what experts call “cluster development.”
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