2001 January/February

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A Swamp for the Senses

The pleasures of Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Basin urge you to draw, dance, or just revel in the natural world. It's easy to forget there's a water war going on.

By Hannah Hinchman

January 1, 2001

Leopold's Gift

Today's movement to restore wild places began more than half a century ago in a shack in rural Wisconsin.

By Kenneth Brower

January 1, 2001

Passages: Farewell to the Archdruid

Earth's best friend, David Brower, 1912-2000

By John McPhee

January 1, 2001

The Power of Agawa Rock

Paddling into Lake Superior's past

By Greg Breining

January 1, 2001

Now, Mad Deer Disease

Mad-deer disease, more formally known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), is found mostly in northeast and central Colorado and southeastern Wyoming

By Kara Platoni

January 1, 2008