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Habitat Network: At a Park ArticleHabitat Network: At a Park Article
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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9th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Articles
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1320L
Article

Habitat Network: At a Park

Curated by ACT

See why public lands are absolutely essential for effective bird conservation.

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Concepts

biodiversity

Additional Tags

bird diversity, citizen science project, crowdsourcing, yardmap, backyard wildlife, cornell lab of ornithology, wilderness preservation

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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