Taking Care of Our Forests
Woodsy Owl wants to teach you all about different ways you can "lend a hand and care for the land" by helping to take care of forests! This reader is written for children from kindergarten through 2nd grade and includes colorful photos and illustrations, questions to spark conversations, a glossary of new vocabulary words, and a fun activity.
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Woodsy Owl helps raise awareness of safe battery disposal
Woodsy Owl has taught generations of children to "Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute." Now he's focusing on safe battery disposal. (USDA Forest Service photo by Cecilio Ricardo)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has partnered with the National Waste & Recycling Foundation for a new public…
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Live migratory raptors delight Forest Service staff
Skye, the red-tailed hawk, takes time out of its busy schedule for a photo with Chief Moore and John Wood, Earth Conservation Corps. (Photo courtesy of John Wood, Earth Conservation Corps)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Attendees at the Chief’s stand-up meeting in September had an unusual visitor —Skye, the red-tailed…
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Moon trees land at U.S. Capitol
Forest Service staff Heidi McAllister and Rachel Bayer, along with Rachel’s daughters Samantha and Veronika, with astronauts (right to left) Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at the June 4, 2024, moon tree seedling planting at the U.S. Capitol. (NASA photo)…
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Reach to the forest highlights value of nature
Event attendees wrote personal postcards to forests. USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Rustad.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Feb. 25, Forest Service partnered with the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on the fun and exciting Forest Youth Day.Visitors enjoyed forestry related crafts, received educational…
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Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 invites learners to give a hoot
Woodsy Owl joins young volunteers working in a garden. USDA Forest Service photo by Cecilio Ricardo.
WASHINGTON, DC—“Give a hoot, don’t pollute!”
Woodsy Owl may be turning 52 this September, but his stewardship message transcends the ages. That’s why Natural Inquirer and Forest…