May/June 1996

Features

For Love of a Swamp
Learning to appreciate the dark and the damp.
by Reed McManus

What is a Wetland?
A connoisseur's guide to marshes, bogs, and prairie potholes.
by Bruce Selcraig

Holding the World at Bay
Two men, one goal: saving the Chesapeake.
by Susan Pollack

Immersed in the Everglades
Through dairy farms, sugar plantations, and a maze of plumbing in search of nature's Florida.
by Ted Levin

Teddy Rides Again
A voice from the past teaches the new "reformers" a thing or two about the public trust.
by B.J. Bergman

Departments

Letters

Ways & Means
Outdoor allies by Carl Pope

Way to Go
On Ozark rivers by Meg Krehbiel

Food for Thought
Dried and true by Paul Rauber

Hearth & Home
Flying Flowers by Clare Hagen Dole

Good Going
Down-under Diving by Bill Belleville

Priorities
Fleeing the GOP Titanic
Swine Fever
Eco-Thug: Helen Chenoweth

Sierra Club Bulletin
Oregon turns the tide
Doctor of Parks
Ecoregion Roundup

In Print
Sierra Club skeptics, population bombs, fly-fishing females

Last Words
Bear Tales