Lookout - Think It Through
Take A Hike Through The Boise National Forest
Fired up for more questions?

Why would a lookout be more concerned with smoke in the afternoon rather than the morning? Need a hint? Campers. Need another clue? Campers eating breakfast. Now that should give it away.

How does a lookout tell the difference between smoke, dust clouds, steam or fog?

Why is it important for a lookout to mark on a map where lightning strikes touch down, even if no smoke can be seen?

How might prescribed fire improve wildlife habitat?

Which is true about fault lines?

  • Idaho has plenty of them.
  • The more fault lines, the better the chance of earthquakes.
  • Faults can only be seen with a microscope.
  • When you get a rotten grade on a math test and your dad says, "It's your fault," he's really talking about geology.
  • Faults represent tremendous forces within the earth pushing, grinding and bumping into each other.

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