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Editor's Note
A salute to Audubon readers, true "influentials."
by David Seideman

Audubon View
Little puffins offer big hope on the rocky coast of Maine.
by John Flicker

Letters

Field Notes
Plumbing, and protecting, the deep; a Brooklyn boathouse plays a new role; a promising pigeon project; out-of-control ORVs.

Earth Almanac
For fall: the fragrance of Indian summer; globetrotting spiders; moose on the move; thinking of skinks; flue season.
by Ted Williams

True Nature
Saving Our Bald Spots
These Appalachian oddities are ecosystems at risk.
by T. Edward Nickens

Education
Hand to Hand
Learning all about birds, bugs, and bones in Milwaukee.
by Keith Kloor

Incite
Maine's War on Coyotes
In this state, predator control is still in the Dark Ages.
by Ted Williams

Birds
Think Globally, Hawk Locally
One of nature's most dramatic migrations, on a remarkably urban stage.
by Murray Carpenter

Audubon in Action
A hero for herons; the first Audubon center; state of the states.

Ask Audubon
Of balloons and bees; when is a species "endangered"?
by Carolyn Shea

One Picture
A "tree" grows in Manhattan.
by Les Line/photo by Robert Polidori

 

Travel
Happy Trails!
Like warblers in springtime, birding trails are popping up across the country. But these trails are about more than the chance to finally find that elusive species. They're also about preserving land and bolstering local economies in the process.

Photo Essay
A Bird in the Hand
A master photographer's provocative portfolio of bird portraits sheds light on the way we look at wild things.
photography by Victor Schrager/text by Carolyn Shea

Policy
Voting Green
The year's most crucial environmental battle—inside the voting booth—may determine policies for generations.
by David/Malakoff/photography by Craig Cutler

Food
The New Harvesters
Community-supported agriculture offers a bumper crop of benefits: energy savings, open space, a cleaner environment—not to mention great food.
by Mary-Powel Thomas/photography by William Huber

Conservation
Rolling on the River
Riding a wave of concern for the Mississippi's future, the Audubon Ark keeps paddling downstream. At each stop on its colorful journey, the boat rallies another river town to the cause.
by Jon R. Luoma/photography by Paul Elledge


 
 
 

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