Fall 1997
[TEXT ARCHIVE WEB-PUBLISHED MAY 2001.
ORIGINAL PRINT PUBLICATION DATE: FALL 1997.]


What Is Chicago Wilderness?
Editor's Note, by Debra Shore

Where the Wild Ones Are
Some of the rare animals, plants, insects, and birds of the region and why they're found here.
By Peter Friederici.

Rebirth of the Oak Woods
The story of an almost-forgotten ecosystem being restored to health. By Sheryl DeVore.

Savanna or Forest?

Chicago Wilderness, Chicago Renaissance?
Learning the Lore of the Land. Guest essay by Alf Siewers.

Meet your neighbors

Bill and Alice Howenstine: Quietly fighting for environmental justice

John Case: The case for a natural areas management plan

Rattlesnake master: Signal species that thrives in quality prairies

 

News of the Wild
An Atlas of Biodiversity, more Forest Preserve land in Lake County, plant bandits, and more.

Into the WildOur guide to the best areas of the region — what to do and see, when to go, where to hike, bike, canoe, ride horses, watch birds, even find solitude.

Natural Events
Here's what's debuting on nature's stage in the Chicago Wilderness.

Reading Pictures: Black is Beautiful. By Stephen Packard.