CONTENTS

Room for Improvement

Editor’s Essay.

By Debra Shore

Chicago Wilderness Gets a Bad Report Card

If our natural areas were students, they’d be grounded.

Prairie All Summer

Don’t turn your back on the prairie for long — it’s in constant motion.

The Bugs of Hyde Park

Open your own two eyes, and you may discover many more staring right back at you.

By Michael LaBarbera

Overflow Owl Prowl

When Wannetta Elliott arrived at the designated spot to show a few folks some owls, she found 142 people waiting for her.

By Tim Kuesel