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I L L U S T R A T I O N S B Y J E A N N E G O M O L LProduced by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources undera grant from Region 5 of the Environmental Protection Agency

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A great oak standsin the forest.

Even as it grows,nature's recyclers

work at weakeningthe tree.

Nature recycles her resources. Do you?

Life from Death . . . Recycling

Each yearthe tree returns

part of itselfto the soil.

Until only a deadskeleton remains.

Finally, the tree falls and nature's recyclers attack it in force— changing the wood into soil.

Young treesgrow in strength—

fed from the remainsof the old oak.

Hi! We’reNature’s Recyclers!

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Mushroom

I suck food out of decaying plants and animalsand return it to the soil.

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I give off chemicals that break down rocks and wood.

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We break decaying matter into small pieces.

Water Drop

I soften decaying matter, making it easier fornature's recyclers to eat.

Microbes

We turn small pieces of decaying matterinto the basic ingredients found in the soil.

Earthworm

I dig tunnels that let air and water into the ground.

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We clean up and recycle in the forest.

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We can’t live in landfills where there is no air.

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You can help us by recycling yourcans, bottles, plastics and paper . . .

Thanks!

— and give us your leaves and grass clippingsto eat in a compost pile.

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When Vis i t ing Nature . . .

Do — Bring reusableplates and utensils

Don’t — Bringdisposables

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Become a recycler too.

JoinNature’s

Recyclers!