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Note
Teddy Roosevelt would wince watching what's happening to the national
forest system he created to safeguard our valuable watersheds.
by David Seideman
Audubon
View
Taking a stand in defense of America's essential
wetlands.
by John Flicker
Letters
Field
Notes
Stealth attacks on the environment; Audubon WatchList; last chance for
the mountain caribou?; and much more.
True
Nature
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Seasonal
wetlands are vital to an astonishing range of life.
by Joe Bower
Education
Passing the Test
Learning about the environment—and changing the world—in the
classrooms, and streams, of Pennsylvania.
by Jennifer Bogo
Incite
Salmon Stakes
Last fall's
massive salmon die-off on the Klamath River was avoidable—and typical
of White House priorities.
by Ted Williams
Journal
Real Enviros Live in Town
As sprawl spreads into the Rocky Mountain West, the where's-the-best-place-to-live
debate heats up.
by Alan S. Kesselheim
Earth
Almanac
Bear cubs, June bugs, emerging rattlesnakes, and uncommon terns all point
to the coming of spring.
by Ted Williams
Editor's
Choice
Toxic Truths
Tales
of poisons, denial, and deceit. Plus: Editors' Choice.
by Keith Kloor
Audubon
in Action
Q&A with California Audubon's new director; a visit to an Eastern
Shore sanctuary; State of the States.
Backyard
Phantom Fliers
Here's how you can lure the elusive flycatcher to your neighborhood.
by Frank Graham Jr.
One
Picture
A decidedly different look at some upstanding bats.
by Les Line/photo by Tim Flach
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Forests
Roads
to Ruin
President Clinton's
Roadless Rule, which set aside 58 million acres of wilderness,
is popular with citizens (in record numbers) and politicians
(Democrats and Republicans). So why is the Bush team so eager
for a rollback? Here are five roadless areas in imminent peril.
by Ted Kerasote/photography by Kim Hubbard
Logrolls
and Logjams
by Ted Kerasote/photography by Brian Smale
Slow Burn
by Ted Kerasote/photography by Keoki Flagg
The Big
Drill
by Ted Kerasote/photography by Michael
Lundgren
Off-Road
Rage
by Ted Kerasote/photography by Paul Elledge
Eastward
Ho
by David Seideman/photography by Kim Hubbard
On
the Cover: Ed Pandolfino, of the Sierra Foothills Audubon
Society, contemplates a spectacular vista in
California's Tahoe National Forest whose days may well be
numbered. Photo by Keoki Flagg.
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A
Place Time Forgot
During their famous trek across North America, Lewis and Clark visited
places of rare beauty and bounty, including what's now the Clearwater
National Forest. Today, against all odds, parts of this forest look
much as they did 200 years ago. But now the Clearwater's ancient
trees and abundant wildlife are in jeopardy.
by Sue Halpern/photography by Andy Anderson
Keeping
Their Legacy Alive
When Lewis and Clark returned home, they amazed America with tales
of the exotic animals
they had seen. How are those species faring today?
by Sydney Horton/Illustrations by Jack Molloy
and John James Audubon
Birding Marathon
5
Days, 5 Nights, 3,000 Miles, and 10 Hours of Sleep—but Who's
Counting?
In the wild and wacky Great Texas Birding Classic, teams from around
the country go to great lengths to tally the most species. But the
best part of it? The contest's real winners are the birds themselves.
by Dan Koeppel/photography by Chip Simons
Photo
Essay
Traffic Jam
Indonesia is a land blessed with unequaled biodiversity and cursed
with staggering poverty. Now, more than ever, the country's wildlife
is falling victim to this conflict.
photography by Andrew Kaufman/text by Jennifer
Bogo
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