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September Fun ! September is a great time in the North Carolina Triangle to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather outdoors! Go on family walks at your favorite local parks and forests. Visit DiscoverTheForest.org to find forests near you. Also visit local farms, pumpkin patches and corn field mazes for family fun and fresh air. Visit www.ChillKids.com to find local Fall Festivals!
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Another fun outing idea: visit the red wolf pups at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC and see how much they have grown! Read about American black bears on page 4, and visit the four black bears who live at the Museum of Life and Science: Mimi, Gus, Virginia, and Yona.
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We'll also learn with NASA Space Place all about the Moon (pages 14 - 15), as this year marks the 50th anniversary of U.S. Apollo 11 astronauts "Buzz" Aldrin, Neill Armstrong and Michael Collins' daring journey to the moon.
This year, along with the U.S. National Parks and State Parks, we celebrate Smokey Bear's birthday, and 75 years of wildfire prevention. Learn all about Smokey Bear on pages 6 and 7. On page 11 learn how you and your family can help prevent wildfires by following Smokey Bear's Wildfire Prevention rules. Smokey Bear reminds you that our forest friends are counting on you! Please make sure to leave your campsite better than the way you found it and remind your parents to make sure that your campfire and coals are doused out cold.
Do your best every day at school, and always be kind and encouraging to your classmates and helpful to your teachers. It feels great to brighten someone's day! Have fun and be sure to get outside and play in the beautiful Autumn weather!
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American Black Bears
Meet Mimi, Virginia, Gus & Yona at the Museum of Life + Science
American black bears are one of the most familiar bears of North America. In North Carolina, the black bear’s habitat and range includes large expanses of uninhabited woods or swamp land in the mountains and along the coast. Black bears roam large territories (they wander 15 to 80 square miles as their home territory). They occasionally pass through the North Carolina Piedmont area, but there are too many people and there is too much development for bears to live here in the wild.
Meet the Black Bears who live at the Museum of Life and Science Mimi was born in 2004. Mimi was found in Alabama, and transferred to f Appalachian Bear Rescue. Too friendly A to t be rehabilitated and re-released into the wild, Mimi has lived at the i Museum since April 10, 2006. M Virginia was born in 2005 and was orphaned as a cub. A person w sstarted feeding her, so Virginia Wildlife officials determined was too W ccomfortable with human contact to be safely released into the wild. She b aarrived at her new Museum home on JJune 2, 2005.
Black bears are omnivores (they eat plants, as well as other animals and fish.) In the wild, most of their diet consists of grasses, roots, berries, acorns, nuts, seeds, honey, and insects. They especially love to eat wild berries! Black bears typically grow to be an average of 5 to 6 feet long and 2 to 3 feet high when standing on all fours. The male black bear can weigh from of 150 to 590 pounds, while females weigh from 100 to 350 pounds. In the wild, the black bear typically lives 4 to 5 years; bears in captivity usually live much longer, from around 17-19 years to as long as 30 years.
Gus was born in 2006. After fishermen found him on a trail at Briery Branch f Lake, Virginia Wildlife officials determined L he was not a good Gus arrived at the Museum on July 12, 2006. h d candidate did for f release. l G Yona was born in 2009. She came from the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR), but she never weaned correctly and was very interested in being around people. When the time came to release her, ABR determined she wouldn’t be able to live well in the wild. Yona arrived at the Museum on January 15, 2010 and is now the youngest and smallest bear of the four bears.
Baby black bears are called cubs. Mother black bears have 2-3 cubs at a time, and in colder climates they are usually born before the mother bear goes into hibernation (they nurse through the winter months). When they come out of hibernation in the early spring, the bear cubs will have already grown into chubby little bears! Black bear cubs usually stay with their mothers for around two years. Mother bears are very protective of their cubs! The name "black bear" is misleading, because this species can range from black to gray to cinammon to white. To properly identifiy an American black bear, do not depend on the bear's coloration. Instead, look for a combination of features such as: prominent tall oval-shaped ears, lack of shoulder hump, and high rump, face profile is straight from between the eyes to tip of muzzle. Claw marks do not always show in the tracks. Black bears also are smaller than brown/Grizzly bears, standing 2 - 3.5 feet at the shoulder when on all fours.
Each year, the bears at the Museum are fed about 3,500 pounds of bear chow, about 1,000 pounds of nuts, and over 2,500 pounds of produce or dried fruit. They also dig up bugs and eat grass and other plants in their yard. They eat a lot in the late summer and fall, and in the winter they become sluggish and sometimes sleep for several days. (It doesn’t get cold enough in Durham, NC for them to hibernate.) In February they start to get more active again. Visit http:// lifeandscience.org to learn more about black bears and the other animals at the Musuem of Life and Science. Photos this page: the Museum of Life and Science.
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC plays an instrumental role in rescue efforts, and is home to four black bears (in the Museum’s natural outdoor Explore the Wild exhibit) who would not have survived in the wild. The black bears who live at the Museum of Life and Science were rescued at a young age, and have had too much human interaction to be reintroduced into the wild. The black bears’ enclosure is a natural setting, with a waterfall, rock formations, and large fallen trees for climbing. Since the black bears’ enclosure at the Museum is a natural setting, visitors have the rare opportunity to watch the bears’ natural behaviors, such as wading in a stream, digging in the dirt, or climbing trees. Visitors also can get an up-close look at the bears using the Museum’s remote-controlled zoom cameras.
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The Great Outdoors
Celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th Anniversary! Learn how everyone can help prevent wildfires on page 11.
Kind of Bear Smokey Bear’s Story Smokey is a black bear. American black Smokey Bear was born on August 9, 1944, when the USDA Forest Service and bears live in the United States, along with brown, grizzly and polar bears. the Ad Council agreed that a fictional bear named Smokey would be their Weight symbol for forest fire prevention. He weighs over 300 pounds. Smokey Artist Albert Staehle was asked to paint has black bear relatives who weigh as the first poster of Smokey Bear. It showed much as 800 pounds, and some of his Smokey pouring a bucket of water on a eigh almost a ton grizzly bear cousins weigh campfire and saying “Care will prevent 9 (that’s 2,000 pounds)! out of 10 fires.” Weight att birth Smokey weighed about out 1½ pounds. In ed about as much other words, he weighed as a big loaf of bread. Favorite Clothes Smokey's favorite clothes thes are his t, blue jeans and personalized ranger hat, nds upright, shovel belt. Smokey often stands in hand and a bucket off water. Favorite Saying Smokey's favorite saying ying is “Only you can prevent wildfires.”
First Smokey Bear Forest Fire Prevention Poster, 1944, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service
Smokey Bear soon became very popular, and his image appeared on a lot of forest fire prevention materials. In 1947 his slogan became the familiar “Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires!”, which was later updated to be “Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires!”
Favorite Foods Smokey's favorite foods ods are forest takeout: ants and otherr insects, salmon oots, and berries. or trout, bark, plants, roots, rse! And honey, too, of course! Favorite Winter Activity ctivity Wildfire prevention keeps nd. But his Smokey busy year-round. relatives go into a heavyy sleep in the on. They will winter, called hibernation. awake if the weather is warm or if they are disturbed. Bears eatt a year's worth of nths so they have a food in six to eight months layer of fat which keepss them fed during this winter sleep.
Then in the spring of 1950, in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, a Source: https://smokeybear.com/en/smokey-for-kids/about-smokey mokey-for-kids/about-smokey young bear cub found himself caught in a burning forest. He climbed a tree to Smokey Needs eeds Your Help! survive, but he was still badly burned. Smokey and his forest st friends need healthy forests The firefighters who retrieved him were and wildlands in which to o live. Help stop their homes so moved by his bravery, they named him from being destroyed byy wildfires. Learn Smokey's Smokey. (See photos on page 7.) Five Rules of Wildfire Prevention on page 11. Write Smokey Bear a letter! Parents can send your News about this real bear named letter to Smokey Bear, Washington, D.C. 20252. Smokey spread across the nation, and (Smokey Bear has his very ery own zip code!) he was soon given a new home at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. As the Teachers and d Parents living symbol of Smokey Bear, he played Find fun Smokey Bear educational an important role in spreading messages s, Smokey Bear activities, games, videos, of wildfire prevention and forest & friends stick puppetss and stage (cutconservation. Read more about Smokey //smokeybear.com/ outs)and more at https://smokeybear.com/ Bear on page 7 and on page 11! education/.
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The Story of Smokey Bear The Rescued Orphan Cub One spring day in 1950, in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, an operator in one of the fire towers spotted smoke and called the location in to the nearest ranger station. The first crew discovered a major wildfire sweeping along the ground between the trees, driven by a strong wind. Word spread rapidly, and more crews reported to help. Forest rangers, local crews from New Mexico and Texas, and the New Mexico State Game Department set out to gain control of the raging wildfire. As the crew battled to contain the blaze, they received a report of a lone bear cub seen wandering near the fire line. They hoped that the mother bear would return for him. Soon, about 30 of the firefighters were caught directly in the path of the fire storm. They survived by lying face down on a rockslide for over an hour as the fire burned past them. Nearby, the little cub had not fared as well. He took refuge in a tree that became completely charred, escaping with his life but also badly burned paws and hind legs. The crew removed the cub from the tree, and a rancher among the crew agreed to take him home. Ray Bell, a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish ranger heard about the cub when he returned to the fire camp. He drove to the rancher’s home to help get the cub on a plane to Santa Fe, where his burns were treated and bandaged. After the veterinarian finished treating the injuries, Bell took the cub home, where his wife Ruth and 4-year-old daughter Judy helped nurse Smokey back to health. News about the little bear spread swiftly throughout New Mexico. Soon, the United Press and Associated Press broadcast his story nationwide, and many people wrote and called, asking about the cub’s recovery. The state game warden wrote to the chief of the Forest Service, offering to present the cub to the agency as long as the cub would be dedicated to a conservation and wildfire prevention publicity program. The cub was soon on his way to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., becoming the living symbol of Smokey Bear.
Smokey Bear as a cub with four year old Judy Bell. Judy's father Ray Bell was a New Mexico State Forester who rescued Smokey. Image: U.S. Forest Service.
Smokey received so many gifts of honey and so many letters he had to have his own zip code. He remained at the zoo until his death in 1976, when he was returned to his home in New Mexico to be buried at the Smokey Bear Historical Park in Capitan, N.M., where he continues to be a wildfire prevention legend. In 1952, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote a popular song that would begin a continuous debate about Smokey’s name. To maintain the rhythm of the song, they added “the” between “Smokey” and “Bear.” Due to the song’s popularity, Smokey Bear has been called “Smokey the Bear” by many adoring fans, but, in actuality, his name never changed. He’s still Smokey Bear. Learn more about Smokey Bear and wildfire prevention on page 11.
Above: Smokey Bear swimming in his pool in 1950. Image: Francine Schroeder, Smithsonian Institute Archives.
Above: Smokey Bear climbing a tree when he was a little cub. Right: Smokey with Ray Bell, the New Mexico State Forester who rescued the tiny cub. Images:U.S. Forest Service.
Source: Smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey
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Preventing Wildfires with Smokey Bear Forests are amazing places covering almost a third of the Earth's land, including over 700 million acres in the United States (that’s about 529 million football fields!)
CAMPFIRE RULES In the United States, nearly nine out of 10 wildfires are caused by people not being careful. Help Smokey prevent these types of fires by learning to be careful and helping others do the same.
Forests are home to a huge variety of plants and animals, providing them with food, water and shelter. Our forests are very valuable. Not only are they places of beauty and outdoor fun, we also rely on trees for fuel, food, raw materials and medicine. Even more importantly, trees and plants in the forest make sure that the Earth's temperature is livable and that we have enough oxygen to breathe.
Make sure that the grownups building your next campfire follow all campfire safety rules, including the rules below. Check out https:// smokeybear.com/en/prevention-how-tos/ campfire-safety to learn even more.
Wildfires are unplanned and unwanted fires that are very dangerous to people who use the forests and outdoor areas or live in nearby homes and communities. Wildfires can also cause a lot of damage to some plants and animals and their homes.
• Make sure you are at a site that allows campfires. • Make sure there are no burn bans and it's not too windy. • Dig a pit away from overhanging branches.
Not all fires are bad; some fire-dependent forest ecosystems need fire at the right time and under the right weather conditions to maintain their naturally occurring diversity of plant and animal life (see https://smokeybear.com/en/about-wildland-fire). But unplanned fires that burn too hot can make it hard for the forest to recover. Can a forest ever recover from wildfire? The answer is yes, but unfortunately, it can take a very long time. An average forest is about 70–100 years old, and the trees in some forests can be 4,000–5,000 years old! To learn more about our nation's forests and other outdoor areas, check out DiscoverTheForest. org. You'll find games and activities to enjoy indoors and out. And, best of all, you can use a search tool to find the forest closest to you. To learn more about wildfire prevention, visit https://smokeybear.com/en/prevention-how-tos. For Smokey Bear 75th Birthday Celebration Events visit https://www.SmokeyBear75th.org/.
• Circle the pit with rocks. • Clear a 10-foot area around the pit down to the dirt, removing anything that could catch on fire. • Stack extra wood upwind and away from fire. • After lighting, throw the match into the fire.
Smokey’s Five Rules of Wildfire Prevention To help protect these amazing forests and wildlands, remember Smokey’s Five Rules of Wildfire Prevention, and remind your parents to always follow these rules:
Source: https://smokeybear.com/en/smokey-for-kids/preventingwildfires
1. Only you can prevent wildfires 2. Always be careful with fire 3. Never play with matches or lighters 4. Always watch your campfire 5. Make sure your campfire is completely out before leaving it.
For 75th Birthday Celebration Events visit https://www.SmokeyBear75th.org/ This is Smokey Bear when he was a little cub, shortly after his rescue. Read more about Smokey Bear on pages 6 and 7. Image: U.S. Forest Service.
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• Never leave a campfire unattended; an adult should supervise the campfire at all times. • Keep a bucket of water and shovel nearby. • Never put anything but wood into the fire. • Do not pull sticks out of the fire. • Do not sit on the fire ring or rocks around the campfire. They will heat up quickly and they'll stay hot for a long time. • When it's time to put the fire out, dump lots of water on it, stir it with a shovel, then dump more water on it. Make sure it is COLD before leaving the campsite. If it's too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave! Remember, Smokey's friends never play with matches, lighters, lighter fluid or other flammable liquids. If you find any of these items, tell a grownup where they are. If you see younger children playing with them, tell them to stop, and then tell a grownup. Kids who help prevent wildfires deserve a Smokey Bear Hug! There’s nothing quite like enjoying the great outdoors with a roaring fire, gooey s’mores and a night sky full of stars. But that wonderful campfire is also a big responsibility. Smokey needs your help preventing wildfires so more families like yours can enjoy this experience in beautiful forests, other wildlands, and even your backyard, for years to come. That’s why it’s important to learn how to be safe with your campfire. Source: https://smokeybear.com/en/smokey-for-kids/ campfire-rules
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Deciduous Forest Animal!
Exploring Nature!
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Match the leaves to their names and color them: BIRCH, OAK, MAPLE, ASPEN, SYCAMORE, BASSWOOD, BEECH
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Sciurus carolinensis Eastern gray squirrels are found in hardwood and mixed forests with trees that produce nuts. They are active during the day, and they sleep at night (a “diurnal” mammal). They are also active year round, surviving on buried nuts and cones. This habit of burying nuts has the unintended effect of making them tree planters as well!
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As the days grow shorter each fall, it causes the breakdown of the green pigment – chlorophyll – ends photosynthesis for the season and allows the other pigments hidden under the stronger green to show through giving us some amazing fall colors.
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DVD Release Date: September 10, 2019
In Theaters: September 27, 2019
From the studio that brought you How tto Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks' Abominable is a beautifully animated A adventure film that will delight children and a adults alike with its stunning animation, a and charming and heart-warming storyline. a
A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, a Aladdin is the exciting tale of the charming A sstreet urchin Aladdin, the courageous and determined Princess Jasmine, and the Genie d who may be the key to their future. w
When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in o Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends Jin S and Peng name him “Everest” and embark a on an epic quest to reunite the magical o ccreature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to o sstay one-step ahead of Burnish, a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist m Dr. Zara to help Everest get home. D
Aladdin, whose only friend is his pet monkey Abu, falls in love with Jasmine, the m princess whose father has arranged for her p tto marry a prince. When Aladdin and Abu ffind a magic lamp containing a Genie, they must protect it from the wicked Jafar (and m his parrot Iago), who wants to rule Agrabah h with the Genie’s wishes and spellbinding w powers. p Aladdin stars Will Smith as the Genie; Mena Massoud as Aladdin; Naomi Scott as Jasmine; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar; and Navid Negahban as the Sultan. The film's musical score includes new recordings of the beloved original songs from the animated film, as well as new music. Rated PG. 2 hr. 8 min. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
The film's animation paints breathtaking images of the landscapes of China, ranging from the skyscrapers of Shanghai, to the mountains and rivers of rural China, along with gorgeous music perfectly choreographed for the story. Abominable is sure to delight the whole family! Rated PG for some action, rude humor, and thematic elements.1 hr. 37 min. (DreamWorks Animation; Universal Pictures; Pearl Studio.)
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Can you guess what this picture will be? Follow the Dot-to-dot STARS instructions: Stop at each star, then skip to the next number and start your line again. End at star 100. After you have completed the dot-to-dot, color in the picture!
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All About the Moon This year marks 50 years since U.S. Apollo 11 astronauts "Buzz" Aldrin, Neill Armstrong and Michael Collins made their daring journey to the moon.
Moon Quick Facts Earth has just one moon – a rocky, cratered place, roughly a quarter the size of Earth and an average of 238,855 miles away. The Moon can be seen with the naked eye most nights as it traces its 27-day orbit around our planet. Explore the Moon! Chances are that when you imagine the night sky, one of the first things that comes to mind is the Moon “glowing” in the darkness. The Moon has always held a special place in our imaginations and in daily life. The Moon has inspired wonder and creativity for thousands of years. It’s no wonder that we are fascinated. The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and one that we can easily see most nights. Visit https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/allabout-the-moon and click and drag to rotate the image of the Moon. What makes the Moon glow? The Moon does not shine with its own light. It simply reflects light coming from the Sun.
The face of the Moon that we see from Earth. This is the face of the Moon that we see from Earth. This image is based on data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Why does it look like the Moon is changing shape? From Earth, it might look like the Moon is changing shape each night – from a tiny sliver to a half moon to a full moon and back again. What’s actually happening is that from our spot on Earth, we see different parts of the Moon lit up by the Sun as the Moon travels in its orbit. As the Moon travels around Earth, different parts of it are lit up by the Sun. These changes in the Moon's appearance from our view on Earth are called moon phases.
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This graphic shows all eight moon phases we see as the Moon makes a complete orbit of Earth about every four weeks. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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This is the far side of the Moon that we don't see from Earth. Contrast with the face of the Moon that we see from Earth (photo on page 12).
American astronauts followed. They collected hundreds of pounds of lunar soil and rock samples, conducted experiments and installed equipment for follow-up measurements.
Is there actually a “dark side" of the Moon? No. The Moon rotates on its own axis at the same rate that it orbits around Earth. That means we always see the same side of the Moon from our position on Earth. The side we don't see gets just as much light, so a more accurate name for that part of the Moon is the "far side."
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin set up several scientific experiments while on the surface of the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission. You can see the lunar module, “Eagle,” in the background.
Watch an animation showing how the Moon orbits around Earth while also rotating on its own axis at the same speed at https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ all-about-the-moon.
Above: The "far side" of the Moon looks very different than the near side (see the first photo in this article). Notice how few dark areas the far side has. This image is based on data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/ Arizona State University
There is no wind or air on the Moon to help “erase” craters, so the surface is covered with the remains of old and new impacts. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
What do we know about the Moon? Today, we know that the Moon is covered by craters as well as dust and debris from comets, asteroids and meteoroid impacts. We know that the Moon’s dark areas, called maria – which is Latin for seas – are not actually seas. Instead, they are craters that lava seeped into billions of years ago. We know that the Moon has almost no atmosphere and only about one-sixth of Earth’s gravity. We even know that there is quite a bit of frozen water tucked away in craters near the Moon's poles.
We only ever see one side of the Moon because as it orbits around Earth, it also rotates on its own axis at the same speed. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The "far side" of the Moon looks very different than the near side. (Image at top center of this page). Notice how few dark areas the far side has. How do we study the Moon? Even thousands of years ago, humans drew pictures to track the changes of the Moon. Later, people used their observations of the Moon to create calendars.
There are still many questions left to answer about the Moon. And the most Astronaut Buzz Aldrin set up several scientific experiments while on the surface of the Moon during the historic Apollo exciting days of lunar activity may still lie 11 mission. You can see the lunar module, “Eagle,” in the ahead as NASA sends humans on the next background. Credit: NASA missions to the Moon and eventually on to Today, we study the Moon using Mars! The Moon is the only other planetary body telescopes and spacecraft. For example, that humans have visited. On July 20, 1969, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has For more information visit: NASA Solar NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz System Exploration at https://solarsystem. been circling the Moon and sending back Aldrin were the first people to set foot on measurements since 2009. nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/overview/ the dusty surface of the Moon. Ten other
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