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Questions and answers about America’s Rain Forests
Students ask questions about rain forests including: bats in the national forests, careers in forest science, global warming, extinct species, endangered species, and fungus.
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Original Air Date:
Oct 14, 2005
Web Site:
http://rainforests.pwnet.org/
America's Rain Forests Videos 
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Puerto Rican parrot
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Introduction
Host Sandy Frost introduces the program that explores the tropical rain forest i...
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Introduction to America’s Rain Forests
The Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico is a tropical rain forest and the T...
3:37
Message from Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth
US Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth notes that public lands are managed for th...
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Learning Objectives
During the program, students are going to learn about rain forests, why they are...
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Study Area
During the program, students at the Tongass National Forest and El Yunque Nation...
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