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Winter
2000
Vol. 53:1
The gray wolf, also known as the timber wolf,
may soon be howling at California's door. How it's received remains unclear.
Photograph by
Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures.
Departments
Life
on the Edge
California and the Academy
•Keith K. Howell
Here
at the Academy
The Once and Future Museum
•Blake Edgar
Horizons
Why Skin Comes in Colors
•Blake Edgar
Habitats
From Redwoods to the Sea
•Gordy Slack
Counterpoints
in Science
Darwin's Abominable Mystery
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Letters
to the Editor
Dangerous Mushrooms
Ancient Mariners
Thank You, Sea Creatures
Reviews
•Joel Hedgpeth
on the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
•Ryder Miller
on Arthur C. Clarke's essays
•Norden H. Cheatham
on Tahoe plants
•Editors' Recommendations
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Features
California Futures
Four distinguished scientists and writers warn us of the crises that face
our natural environment and tell us how they might be avoided.
Sylvia
Earle
"Her Deepness," advocate of sustainable seas.
•Keith K. Howell
Gary
Snyder
Poet of wildness.
•David Lukas
Marc
Reisner
Writer and environmental entrepreneur.
•Blake Edgar
Stephen
H. Schneider
Harbinger of climate change.
•Keith K. Howell
At
Home in the
Natural World
Naturalist's Almanac
What to Look for This Winter
•Liese Greensfelder
Wild
Lives
Least Bell's vireo
•Liese Greensfelder
Not available
online:
A
Trail Less Traveled
Death Valley's Racing Rocks
•Robert Evans
The Coming Wolf
After a century's absence, wolves may well make their way from Idaho to
Oregon and California. How will the state's two-legged citizens greet
them at the border?
•George Wuerthner
Cosmological Certainty
How did the universe begin? What is it made of? Why is it organized
the way it is? How will it end? The next 20 years should reveal answers
to these ultimate cosmological questions.
•Joel Primack
Making Room to Run
The health of salmon runs may be the best measure of the vitality
of our waterways. The next two decades will be crucial for both.
•Chris Clarke
A Thousand Cranes
Photographer Wu Shao-Tung travels the world in search of cranes. Whether
at rest or in flight, feeding or sleeping, the birds in his images reflect
poise, elegance, and beauty.
•Wu Shao-Tung
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