One creature’s waste is another creature’s dinner.   Insects are animals, and like other animals they have varied diets and can be herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, scavengers, and even decomposers.

If you speak the language of trees, a forest can tell you as many stories as a library! Many people know that tree rings can help guess how old a tree is, but did you know they can tell us so much more?

Wildfires play a major role in keeping forest systems healthy. Trees depend on them and so we depend on them. Let’s explore more about “fire ecosystems” and about how humans can (and do) live with fire.

Managing our forests is complex work! Ever wonder how the U.S. Forest Service does it? Check out the cool science behind some of the USFS’ Forest Health Protection efforts.