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Editor's Note
A new crop of American heroes working for wildlife on farms and ranches.
By David Seideman

Audubon View
Honoring the Rockefeller family for a century of conservation.
By John Flicker

Letters

Field Notes
A hurricane's aftermath; cormorants under the gun; brainstorming; and more.

Migrations
Leaving Las Vegas
Protecting rare riparian habitat, and an uncommon bird, in southern Nevada.
By Frank Graham Jr.

Birds
Survivor
Why did the pileated woodpecker flourish while the ivory-bill flagged?
By Frances Backhouse

Audubon at Home
365 Days of Christmas
Your holiday tree can be a gift that keeps on giving - to wildlife.
By Gretel H. Schueller

Incite
Bad News Bear Hunters
The ESA is a good, tough law, but it's only as strong as its public support.
By Ted Williams

Earth Almanac
One slimy banana; the forest's saucy sprite; apples you won't want to eat.
By Ted Williams

Journal
 Sparking Renewal
Resilience of nature and of people in the wake of a devastating forest fire.
By Alan Kesselheim

Reviews
Arctic Chill
The remote north proves no refuge from the pall of toxic contamination.
By Michelle Nijhuis

One Picture
A Namibian girl lets a meerkat go to her head.
Photograph by Gregory Colbert/Text by Les Line
 

Audubon Medal
"Doing the Right Thing"
For five generations, Rockefellers have been saving land from coast to coast. Even more important, they have helped make conservation a national ethic.
By Frank Graham Jr./Photograph by Ansel Adams

Photo Essay
Through the Looking Glass
A stunning new book offers a rare and privileged look at some of Hawaii's truest treasures.
Photography by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton/Text by David Malakoff

Heritage
Sugar Rush
Besides being a source of the ultimate sweetness, New England's maple farms are a vital refuge for birds and other wildlife. Now, beset by foreign competitors, acid rain, and global warming, the future of this quintessentially American way of life hangs in the balance.
By Jennifer Bogo/Photography by Chris Buck

Cover photo by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton

 

 

Working Lands
Green Acres
The federal farm bill is surely a lightning rod for criticism. But there are many ways the bill's conservation programs can make a crucial difference for wildlife and habitat.
By Jerry Goodbody/Photograph by Erik Almas

California: Healing Time
By Jane Braxton Little/Photography by Erik Almas

Pennsylvania: Bumper Crop
By Jerry Goodbody/Photography by Diane Cooke and Len Jenshel

Arkansas: Gaining Ground
By Mara Leveritt/Photography by Paul Elledge

Minnesota: Prairie King
By Dean Rebuffoni/Photography by David Bowman

 

 


 
 


 

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