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Pets,
Pests, or Just Wild?
Considering our fractious and loving relationships
with wild animals. By Jerry Sullivan.
The
Fire This Time
Controlled burns can help nature flourish and prevent
fire disasters like this year's in the West. By
Debra Shore.
Windy
City Wild
In their new book, two Chicago photographers document
the outstanding beauty of prairies restored by Chicago
Wilderness stewards and other volunteers.
Donald
Culross Peattie: Naturalist
Search no further for great nature writing. Rediscover
a rich literary legacy from our own back yard. By
Peter Friederici.
A
Rookery Rebounds
A rookery reconstructed with masses of telephone poles
rising from Baker's Lake in Cook County now holds
1,300 egrets and herons. By Gail Goldberger.
Lincolnshire
Referendum
A confusingly worded referendum on the November ballot
in Lincolnshire, Illinois puts the issue of deer vs.
forests before voters. By Steve Frankel.
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DEPARTMENTS
Working
the Wilderness: Burning in the Rain,
by Joe Neumann.
News
of the Wild
Into
the Wild
Seed
collecting and prairie seeding in McHenry County, hiking
the Des Plaines River Trail, counting fish in Hickory Creek,
climbing dunes in Lake County, birdwatching in Thorn Creek
Woods -- plus links to maps and descriptions of natural
areas from this and previous issues.
Natural
Events — this
season's highlights, September through December.
MEET
YOUR NEIGHBORS
Reading
Pictures: Handling the Future,
by Stephen Packard.
Last
Picture —
What's up? A walk in the woods.
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