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This accession consists of the "Global Tree Banding Project" website as it existed on December 19, 2017, and May 1, 2018. The website documents the Smithsonian Institution's Global Tree Banding Project which originated within the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center but became part of a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, TakingITGlobal, and Microsoft Partners in Learning. The project allows students around the globe to monitor the rate at which their local trees grow and learn how that rate corresponds to Smithsonian Institution research as well as compare their work to other students world-wide. The website includes information about the project and provides instructions and resources. This accession does not include password-protected content. Materials are in electronic format.