Forestcast Special Episode: A Window of Resurgence for Red Spruce

In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain was damaging forests and that some species – especially red spruce – were particularly sensitive to this human induced damage. In the course of studying the lingering effects of acid rain, scientists came up with a surprising result – decades later, the canary is feeling much better.

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Environmental Education Resources

• Help students in grades 7-12 understand the history of acid rain and ecosystem recovery using Hubbard Brook’s Exploring Acid Rain curriculum.

Archival Recordings

•  The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Acid Rain. Boston, MA: National Records and Archives Administration, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-pk06w9754b
• The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Acid Rain. Boston, MA: National Records and Archives Administration, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-pk06w9754b
• The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Acid Rain. Boston, MA: National Records and Archives Administration, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-pk06w9754b
• USGS Water Science School: Acid Rain and Water - https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/acid-rain-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
• Clean Air Package - https://www.c-span.org/video/?8006-1/clean-air-package
• User Clip: GHW Bush Signing Clean Air Act 1990 - https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4488898/user-clip-ghw-bush-signing-clean-air-act-1990