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A Prairie Primer by Sarah Osterhoudt
A map of historic prairie lands and what remains.

A Farewell to Arms by Dave Mayfield
An abandoned ammunition plant becomes the place to sing for America's grassland birds.

Resources
A list of resources to help you save, study, and visit the last of America's tallgrass.

MORE FEATURES
Northern Exposure by Michael A. Rivlin
One woman in Maine finds that contaminants in our oceans may affect not only seals -- but the rest of us as well.

Cool Hand Mike by Jon Margolis
What does it take to get things done in Washington? Mike Dombeck, the late, great chief of the U.S. Forest Service, reflects on Congress, D.C. politics, and the future of the nation's forests.

Poseidon's Revenge by Edward Tick
Nearly five thousand years ago on Crete, the Minoans sought harmony with nature. Today, global warming may be changing the weather, the economy, and people's hopes for the future.

The Future Comes to Electrolux by Jon Naar
Fuel cells, the electricity source of the Space Age, got us to the moon. Now they're starting to turn up here on earth -- powering police stations, electric bicycles, buses, and even vacuum cleaners.

DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor by Kathrin Day Lassila
The new look of NRDC's award-winning magazine.

Letters
Where's the love?; leash laws for cats; don't let those Russians fool you; and the politics of low-flow toilets: one woman's outrage.

Briefings
Parking Lawns
Bush's Interior Department Goes Corporate
Our President's English
Poached Salmon, Anyone?
Attack of the Killer Algae
Ribbons & Rebukes

Living Green
Keeping your kids (and their schools) healthier.
Cool, eco-friendly stuff your young ones will love.

Reviews
When the mind of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas wandered during oral arguments, it wandered to the cold, clear fly-fishing waters of the Cascade Mountains. What we can learn from the writings of a most farsighted man.
By Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr.

Eyewitness
One day, the Rio Grande just couldn't take it anymore.

INSIDE NRDC
The View from NRDC by John H. Adams
There are a few bright spots, but on most issues -- appointments, ANWR, global warming -- Bush's environmental record is way out of tune.

Dispatches
Victory in the heart of Guatemala's jungle; trying to keep the West wild; EPA's great arsenic delay; best reason to go to Florida; the Navy's whale of a problem; and more.

Fieldwork by Dana Foley
A mother's milk isn't what it used to be.

Washington Watch
There are 112 slots open for judges on the federal bench. How Bush fills them will make or break environmental laws.

POEMS
The Sandhill Cranes Come Back by Roger Mitchell
The Faith by Wendell Berry
Chrystostom by Dell Hymes

Cover photo:
Kimbre Chapman

OnEarth. Fall 2001
Copyright 2001 by the Natural Resources Defense Council

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