The Owl
What kind of owl is the article about?
What is the northern spotted owl?
What happens to forest life when trees are completely cleared?
What is many species lose their homes? (loss of area)
What’s a more careful way to harvest trees than clear-cutting?
What is selective cutting?
What financial impact could local communities face if logging is limited?
What is they could lose important funding?
What does the owl eat that it might take from a person’s hand?
What is a mouse?
What activity might be reduced to protect the owl’s habitat?
What is logging?
What kind of trees can't be quickly replaced by planting new ones?
What are ancient or old-growth trees?
What is the primary act that would protect the owls?
What matters most to the owl: the age of the forest or how it’s built?
What is how the forest is built (structure and layers)?
What could the outcome be to people working in the timber industry?
What is they could lose their jobs?
What is a main reason others want to continue logging the forests?
What is to keep jobs and support local economies?
What agency decides if the owl gets special protection?
What is the Fish and Wildlife Service?
The owl is a _____ because it is used to measure how healthy the ecosystem.
What is keystone species?
What will happen to some forest lands if the owl is protected?
What is they may be set aside or restricted?
What can the government do to help balance jobs and nature protection?
What is to create new opportunities and programs for workers?
What federal group helps manage public lands along with the Forest Service?
What is the Bureau of Land Management?