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SPECIAL SECTION
Why Natural History?
The Rise and Fall of Natural History
BY ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE
Fifty years ago, natural history was a basic element of a well-rounded education. But today, displaced by science, technology, and a focus on environmental issues, nature study has gone by the wayside. What did we lose when we put aside butterfly nets and rock collections?
A Biospheric Natural History
BY MITCHELL THOMASHOW
If the environmental impact of human activities is profound enough to rip apart the fabric of ecosystems, how do we respond?
Natural Acts
Despite the many ways we insulate ourselves, we each encounter the natural world every day. And so we asked: Where do you make contact with the natural world? .
The Naturalist
BY BARRY LOPEZ
In a world invested in hypermaterialism, the naturalist's imagination is needed more than ever.
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FEATURES
Remains of a Rainbow
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SUSAN MIDLLETON AND DAVID LIITSCHWAGER
ESSAY BY W.S. MERWIN
Hawaii is a hologram, on a small scale, of the world at large. When we see the threats to the treasures there, we look into the eyes of the menace that faces the natural world everywhere.
The Sound of Migration
BY SANDRA STEINGRABER
A pregnant ecologist turns her gaze both inward and outward, weaving observations of her own body with those of migrating birds as she undergoes amniocentesis and ponders the meaning of transitions.
The Grid and the Village
BY STEPHEN DOHENY-FARINA
The ice storm of 1998 left vast stretches of Ontario, New York, and New England without power for more than a month. It was a short time filled with enchantment. But the lights came back on, dispersing the wonder only visible in the shadows.
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DEPARTMENTS
From the Editors
Contributors
Letters
The Place Where You Live
Raritan Letter
Strangers in Our Own Land
BY DAVID EHRENFELD
Poetry
BY ELIZABETH SPIERS
Deep Green
Dancing the Animal Body
BY BK LOREN
Poetry
BY JOYCE E. PESEROFF
Poetry
BY MARTIN GALVIN
Poetry
BY CHRIS AGEE
Coda
Night Opus
BY KIRSTEN WHATELY
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