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Summer 2000
Vol. 53:3
Willows along the lakeshore mark the route
of Lee Vining Creek along the west side of Mono Lake.
Photograph by
Jim Stimson.
Departments
Here
at the Academy
TLC for Scorpions
•Dave Brian Butvill
Horizons
California's New Flora
•Blake Edgar
Counterpoints
in Science
Rich Land, Poor Land
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
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Features
Diamond's Hope
Jared Diamond, science’s multi- faceted storyteller, talks about everything
from cells to civilizations, including his guarded optimism for humanity’s
future.
The
Selfish Dragonfly
Over the 200-plus million years they have been on Earth, dragonflies
have evolved some startling ways to guarantee their survival.
•Edward S. Ross
At Home in the
Natural World
Naturalist's Almanac
What to Look for This Summer
•Liese Greensfelder
Skyguide
Messier's List
•Bing F. Quock
Not available
online:
Smarter than the Average Tourist
Rangers used to encourage Yosemite’s black bears to eat garbage and
meet visitors. Now they try to train bears and people to view each other
from a distance.
•Michael J. Ybarra
Mono Lake Rising
After Los Angeles stopped taking water from surrounding creeks, Mono Lake’s
natural habitats began to revive. But the lake still has to sort itself
out.
•Jane Braxton Little
By the Light of a Star
From radio waves to gamma rays, astronomers scan the spectrum to explore
the universe.
•Neil de Grasse Tyson, Charles Liu, and Robert Irion
Letters to the Editor
Riding on Thin Ice
Ticks and Lizards
Reviews
"Point Reyes Visions"
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