Habitat
The Orchid Keepers
As our dwindling prairie continues to fall before the bulldozer, a dedicated corps of scientists and volunteers is taking the future of one of our most beautiful and imperiled native flowers into their own capable hands.
By Janet Marinelli/Photography by Paul Elledge
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Incite
Back Off!
It’s a stunning conservation success: wolves in the northern Rockies ready to come off the endangered species list. So why are some local interests so hell-bent on spoiling the story’s happy ending?
By Ted Williams/Photography by Tim Flach
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Photo Essay
Blowing in the Wind
Seeds are miracles of evolution, keepers of the secrets of life. They can also be bizarre looking, and spectacularly beautiful.
Photography by Rob Kesseler/Text by Peter Friederici
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Restoration
Sound Check
Long Island Sound, vitally important to hundreds of species of birds and fish, has long been overused and abused by the millions who live on or near its shores. Now an unlikely coalition of disparate interests is riding to the rescue.
By Jesse Greenspan/Photography by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
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On the cover: Will long-held prejudices keep the gray wolf from its well-deserved delisting? Photo by James Balog/Aurora Photos
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