Spring 2001

 

Spring 2001

Children, Culture, and Wildness
Editor's Note. By Debra Shore.

Hungry Spring Migrants
Birds arrive here famished on the way to their summer breeding grounds.
By Sheryl DeVore.

Which Trees Should They Plant?
Chicago launches a study of migrating bird habitat to decide.

Photo: Jens Jensen

Jens Jensen: Friend of the Native Landscape
A pioneer landscape architect brought wild nature into gardens and parks. By Julia Sniderman Bachrach.

The Gift of Place
A seasoned naturalist and educator talks about why kids need wild places to explore. By Steve Barg.

Rain Gardens: Making Your Own Backyard Habitat. By Jack Broughton.

Crane Futures. A guest essay by Judy Pollock.

Jerry Sullivan
In Memoriam: the local writer and naturalist. By Debra Shore.

Departments

Working the Wilderness
Bluebirds and Burning,
by Joe Neumann.

News of the Wild
Biodiversity Recovery Plan wins award; Supreme Court overrides protection of Clean Water Act; Midewin Heroes; Environmental literacy; Good-neighbor gardens; more.
Great Lakes water supply is not inexhaustible: Letter from Shedd Aquarium Director of Conservation Roger Klocek

Into the WildHiking and biking in Bunker Hill Forest Preserve; a heron rookery at Indiana Dunes; Plus maps and links to preserve profiles from previous issues.

 

 

Photo: girl with binoculars

Photo: Common yellow throat

Meet your neighbors

Wild
Ginger

Photo: wild ginger flower

Photo: Ed Lace
Ed Lace:
Collector, Naturalist, Historian, and Archaeologist

Glass Shrimp
Photo: Glass shrimp

Natural Events
This season's highlights, from The Beginning of Spring, to the Middle, to the End.

Reading Pictures
Warblers, Rot, and Rebirth. By Stephen Packard.

Weekend ExplorerNEW! Getaways close to home — a guide to pedaling, foraging, bedding down. First up: Liberty Prairie Reserve.