 | Devil's Hopyard State Park
Springtime in Devil's Hopyard State Park in southern New England is an excellent time to observe plant and animals adjusting to longer, warmer days.
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| Devil's Hopyard State Park - Woodlands
Many varieties of wildflowers are visible along a woodland trail as well as a small pond, home to frogs, tadpoles and salamander eggs.
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| Natchez Trace Parkway - Hardwood Forest
The hardwood forests along the Natchez Trace create a dense canopy that shade out other sun-loving trees, creating a climax forest dominated by hardwoods.
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| Saving the Longleaf Pine
Aware of the loss of this unique natural piece of their heritage, many Southerners have gathered to support restoration of the longleaf forests.
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| Forests - Trees and Ecosystems
The forest ecosystem relies upon a unique balance between trees and many different plants and animals that mutually depend upon one another.
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| Forests - Human Impact
Humans have probably had a greater impact on forests than any other creature.
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| Forests - Finding a Balance
The issue of forest use versus conservation has met with heated debate; the ultimate goal is to find a balance between economic and ecological interests.
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| Southern Longleaf Pine Forest
Once a dominant ecosystem of the South, the open, spacious longleaf pine forests have dwindled to just a fraction of their former size.
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| Decline of the Longleaf Pine Forest
The southern longleaf pine has declined due to over-harvesting, fire suppression, and lack of replanting and management.
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| Sipsey Wilderness - Clash of Viewpoints
Differing viewpoints about wilderness preservation and resource utilization have existed for hundreds of years.
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| Red Cockaded Woodpecker - The Habitat
Because of its preference for a specific habitat that has become endangered, the red cockaded woodpecker itself is in danger of becoming extinct.
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| What Is an Arboretum?
Arboreta, like those at the University of Alabama, provide visitors with places to view and study plants, especially trees, as if in outdoor museums.
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| The Longleaf Alliance
Those who care about protecting southern longleaf forests have formed an alliance which takes a pragmatic view.
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| The Longleaf Forest Natural Alliance
The red cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise and gopher frog prefer to inhabit longleaf pine forests, making it even more critical to preserve them.
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| Thriving with Fire
Southern longleaf forests depend on fire to maintain themselves, as do the animals that live in these forests.
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| Watching Iowa Forests
Forests are more dynamic than many might realize; they move and change over time in response to countless environmental factors.
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| Iowa Forest Education
One educator takes a group of kids through the forest, pointing out the fascinating processes that some might otherwise miss.
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| Iowa's Loess Hills: Wilderness
Iowa naturalists discuss what constitutes a wilderness: a pristine, natural space that has never been occupied by human beings.
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| Iowa's Woodlands - Conservation vs. Preservation
Forest harvesters, managers, conservationists and preservationists each have their own views as to what humans' role should be in Iowa's woodlands.
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| Iowa Woodland Preservation
An Iowa family donated woodlands to the state to be preserved for educational purposes.
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| Outdoor Jobs: Prescribed Fire Lighter
Since forest management today involves the purposeful lighting - as well as fighting - of fires, this career requires someone who is skilled in both.
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| Paynes Prairie, Florida
A dew-covered spiderweb glistens as it hangs suspended in a lush hardwood hammock surrounded by bays, palmettos, soapberry and cypress trees.
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| Maine's Baxter State Park
At Baxter State Park, moose live within the mix of spruce trees, mountain ash, white birch and others that make up the forest.
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| Adirondack Mountains - Forest
The brilliant red, yellow and gold leaves that are found in autumn hardwood forests are what draw many to the Adirondack Mountains.
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| Adirondack Mountains - Glacial Evidence
A giant 'glacial erratic' boulder and a debris-dammed lake are evidence that glaciers once flowed across what is now the Adirondacks.
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| Big Cypress, Florida - Snails, Fish and Birds
Banded tree snails are abundant in the hardwood hammock ecosystem, while the cypress swamps themselves are apparently heaven for numerous birds.
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| Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge - Woodlands
Along the banks of the Rio Grande in Texas, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge features an array of plant life as well as some very small reptiles.
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| Glacier National Park - Forest
Hemlock and cedar dominate this forest at Glacier National Park in Montana, while devils club, goatsbeard lichen and twinflower fill in the details.
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| Redwood National Park - Beaver Lodge
Evidence of a beaver's work can be found among the red alder and big leaf maple forest of Redwood National Park in California.
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| Redwood National Park - Forest
The amazing giant redwood forests at California's Redwood National Park draw carbon dioxide from the air to form the matter of the trees themselves.
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| Cumberland Falls State Park - Forest
In spring's full bloom, the forest of Kentucky's Cumberland State Park shows off its radiant flowers and buzzes with spring insects.
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| Cumberland Falls State Park - Spring Flowers
Amid the colorful Kentucky spring flowers, such as the vivid yellow ladyslipper and purple geranium, a garter snake emerges from recent hibernation.
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| Siskiyou National Forest - Mixed Forest
Featuring species that live nowhere else, the Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon is a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees.
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| Congaree Swamp - High Ground
South Carolina's Congaree Swamp National Monument provides ideal habitat for giant hardwood trees as well as other plants and animals.
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| Congaree Swamp - Floodplain
The floodplain of the Congaree Swamp features a number of plant and animal species specially adapted to the unique environment.
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| Mount Rogers, Virginia - Spruce-Fir Forest
On the snow-covered Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, windfeathers form on dry grasses and rabbit tracks can be seen in the fresh snow.
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| Sequoia National Forest - Granite Ridge
Coniferous trees dominate the snow-covered granite ridge in California's Sequoia National Forest.
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| Acadia National Park, Maine - Cadillac Mountain
In the mountains of Maine's Acadia National Park, trees are somewhat stunted due to the harsh conditions of the high altitude.
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| Acadia National Park - Forest and Pond
Forests in the lower altitudes of Maine's Acadia National Park are broad and lush, made up of birches, maple, spruce, pine and cedar trees.
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| Acadia National Park, Maine - Rocky Coast
Acadia National Park is one of the few places on the Atlantic Coast where the forest meets the ocean along rocky ridges.
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| Cape Cod National Seashore - Inland Ecosystems
Not far from the crashing waves, forests of shrubby pine and white cedar dominate the inland areas of Cape Cod.
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| Cape Cod National Seashore - Estuary and Swamp
At Cape Cod National Seashore, an estuary forms where freshwater meets saltwater, then further inland swampy conditions prevail.
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| Cape Cod National Seashore - Beech Forest
Cape Cod's beech forest, located close to the site where the Pilgrims landed, has been harvested several times over the centuries.
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| Crab Orchard, Illinois - Oak-Hickory Forest
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois encompasses a number of types of ecosystems, including this oak-hickory forest.
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| Mingo National Wildlife Refuge - Oak-Hickory Forest
Missouri's Mingo National Wildlife Refuge contains some of the few remaining hardwood forests in the country.
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| Mingo National Wildlife Refuge - Sugar Maple Forest
In a forest rich with wildflowers, a small cave provides shelter for a number of nesting birds at Missouri's Mingo Wildlife Refuge.
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| Kelleys Island, Lake Erie - Forest and Glacial Grooves
Within the vibrant hardwood forest, 1,000-year-old glacial grooves can be seen where massive sheets of ice carved smooth troughs into stone.
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| White Mountain, New Hampshire - Forest
In contrast to the stunted trees in higher elevations, the forests at lower altitudes of New Hampshire's mountains are tall and lush.
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| Mushrooms: A Bump in the Duff
Those who study mushrooms know of their role as decomposers, yet much remains to be discovered about fungi.
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| Restoring Woodpecker Habitat
Fire suppression altered the habitat of Arkansas' Ouachita National Forest, leading to the decline of species of birds like the red cockaded woodpecker.
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| White Tailed Deer's Impact on Forest Environments
Overpopulation of deer can have a serious impact on the health of a forest habitat.
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| Shenandoah National Park - Forest and Meadow
Though little remains of the original forest due to logging, a section of old growth deciduous forest can still be seen in Shenandoah National Park.
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| Catalooche Valley - Valley Floor and Stream
The Catalooche Valley, in the eastern part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is home to very diverse hardwood forests.
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| Washington's Hoh Rain Forest - Sitka Spruce Forest
A true temperate rain forest, the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington receives about 12 feet of rain a year, yielding intense greenery and enormous trees.
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| Washington's Hoh Rain Forest - River Floodplain
The second-story canopy in the Hoh Rain Forest is dominated by broadleaf trees, including maple, cottonwood and alder.
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| Washington's Hoh Rain Forest - Hoh River
Washington's meandering Hoh River cut terraces through the land, creating distinct ecosystems at each level.
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| Bulls Island, South Carolina - Maritime Forest
The environment provided by the maritime forest on South Carolina's Bulls Island is the perfect habitat for cicadas, Spanish moss, snakes and lizards.
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| Forty Acre Rock - Secondary Growth Forest
A secondary growth forest at South Carolina's Forty Acre Rock reveals the succession of plants that dominate a forest once ruled by hardwoods.
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| Appalachian Cove, South Carolina - Cove Forest
The spring flowers in the Appalachian Mountains get a head start by blooming in spring before the trees leaf out.
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| San Felasco Hammock State Preserve
Representatives of nearly every native forest type are found in San Felasco Hammock State Preserve, which is relatively mountainous for Florida.
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| Osceola National Forest, Florida
Red cockaded woodpeckers are among the threatened species being watched with a careful eye by scientists at Osceola National Forest.
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| Prescribed Natural Fires
After fighting forest fires for nearly a century, the Forest Service is now experimenting with reintroducing natural fires into the ecosystem.
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| Old Growth Canopy Study
To study the unique ecosystem of an old growth forest canopy, scientists perform their research hundreds of feet above ground.
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| Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
A cypress forest preserved by the Audubon Society provides wetland and old-growth forest habitats for an incredible variety of wildlife.
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| Lake Wales Ridge State Forest
Lake Wales Ridge State Forest has started to introduce prescribed fires in order to re-create the natural ecosystem and discourage overgrowth.
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| Morningside Nature Center
Morningside Nature Center offers an education center, living history farm and a longleaf pine forest which attract students, teachers and others.
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| Santa Catalina Mountains Ecosystems
Surrounded by the Sonoran Desert, the higher elevations of the Santa Catalina Mountains contain a variety of semi-arid and forest habitats.
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| Pine Forests of the Santa Catalina Mountains
The high elevations of the Santa Catalina Mountains are home to a mixture of ponderosa pine and conifer forests.
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| Mixed Conifer Forests of the Santa Catalina Mountains
The highest elevations of the Santa Catalina Mountains are home to mixed conifer forests similar to those found in the northern Rocky Mountains.
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| Northwest Temperate Rain Forests - Part 1
Temperate rain forests are characterized by high annual rainfall and relatively mild winters, creating an environment with a rich diversity of species.
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| Northwest Temperate Rain Forests - Part 2
The diversity of the plants and animals in a temperate rain forest changes dramatically from the forest floor to the forest canopy.
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| Wilderness Preservation and Forest Fires
Forestry officials discuss the role forest fires play in nature's cycles of renewal.
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| Tiny Bugs
Examine the microscopic world of some tiny insects that play a vital role in the environment.
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| Marbled Murrelet
The marbled murrelet, whose habitat stretches from sea to inland forest, may be endangered by logging practices.
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| Cavity Nesting Bird Habitat
Old clear-cutting practices did not provide adequate habitat for cavity nesting birds who need dead trees to build their nests in.
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| Effects of Fire on the Prairie
Wildlife observers evaluate the health of a habitat in the aftermath of an intense fire that swept through a Minnesota wildlife management area.
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| Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve
The Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve is one of the last places in Indiana where the state's natural heritage is preserved and protected.
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| Forests of the Past
In order to understand what a healthy forest was like, ecologists look to forests that have not been disturbed by humans.
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| Forest Health - White Pine
Forestry officials and environmental scientists disagree on how to re-establish Idaho's once-abundant white pine forests.
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| Forest Health - Lodgepole Pine
Mountain pine beetles and wildfire have played important roles in the lodgepole pine forest ecosystem.
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| Forest Health - Ponderosa Pine
Though they have been protected from wild fires for years, ponderosa pine forests may be approaching disaster - but few can agree on how to save them.
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| Bad Branch Nature Preserve
Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve in Kentucky is home to pristine forest wilderness, nurturing wildflowers and wildlife alike.
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| Kentucky's Mantle Rock Nature Preserve
Rich in natural diversity and human history, the Nature Conservancy's Mantle Rock Nature Preserve also encloses an unusual sandstone glade ecosystem.
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| Pine Mountain State Resort Park
Untouched forest and rolling mountains characterize Pine Mountain State Resort Park, which is available for the public to enjoy.
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| Jefferson County Memorial Forest
What was initially intended as a giant timber operation became a giant public forest: Jefferson County Memorial Forest in Kentucky.
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| Kentucky's Blanton Forest - Part 1
Blanton Forest, the largest old-growth forest in Kentucky, provides a glimpse into a forest ecosystem that has remained untouched by humans.
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| Kentucky's Blanton Forest - Part 2
Blanton Forest, the largest old-growth forest in Kentucky, provides a glimpse into a forest ecosystem that has remained untouched by humans.
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| Pennyrile State Park
Pennyrile State Park encompasses about 15,000 acres of Kentucky's forest, and boasts abundant traditional recreational opportunities.
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| Munson Creek Falls
With the help of conservation groups and a logging company, one beautiful piece of old-growth forest has been saved for future generations to enjoy.
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| Silver Falls State Park
Oregon's Silver Falls State Park boasts one of the greatest collections of waterfalls in the state.
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