Chicago Wilderness 2030
Nature in Your Backyard
Every Day in May

CONTENTS

Wilderness Anniversary

Editor’s Essay.

By Debra Shore

Chicago Wilderness 2030

Imagining a region transformed — for people and nature.

By Stephen Packard

Nature in Your Backyard

Always wanted to make your yard more alive? Here’s how.

By Patricia K. Armstrong

Make No Small Plans

Chicago becomes the first major U.S. city with a plan for biodiversity.

By Ron Trigg

Great Lakes, Big Stakes

U.S. Representative Melissa Bean and Mark Kirk discuss their environmental agendas and favorite places.

By Debra Shore

Every Day in May

A month-long search for warblers and wilderness.

By Carol Freeman

 

Winter 2006 Cover

Spring 2006 Cover

The threatened Henslow's sparrow is making a comeback in some of the region's larger prairies. This one is serenading a mate and defending a territory for just that purpose.

Photo: David Schwaegler