1998 Contents

December 1998

Armchair Escape: Suggested reading and listening to savor the outdoors on indoor nights.
The Butternut Buck: A favorite hunting yarn from one family's archives.
Campside Comfort: A cookout sparks a call to dish up your fireside favorites.
Cold-Weather Acrobats: Snow fleas or "springtails" turn flips for frigid weather.
Deer to Our Culture: In "Heart and Blood," anthropologist Richard Nelson reflects on the ties that bind people to white-tailed deer.
Calmed Frenzy: Two feet underfoot, chipmunks rest up for a busy spring.
Making Peace with Geese: Urban goose populations are growing, and there's no ducking the issues large flocks raise.
Wisconsin Traveler: Guys on ice.
Special Insert: A New Wiggle on Waste: Using worms to compost food waste and save landfill space.

Comings to Grips with Growth: Are northern Wisconsin's lakes and rivers losing the very essence of the north itself?
Deer On the Agenda: When the topic is whitetails, hunters, developers, landowners and businesses all have an opinion. Public forums will help everyone sort out the issues and build a long-range action plan.
Bird Prejudice: We aspire to soar with the eagles, but it's pigeons we parrot.
No Bull: Bottom-feeding bullheads deserve a grunt of praise.
Stumped by a Sale: How woodland owners can get burned when selling their trees.
Home-Grown Harvest: Many of the northern ducks we watch or hunt each fall are raised right here.
Never Fear, EEK! is Here: For kids, an inside source on the outdoors.
Wisconsin Traveler: Halloween in Wisconsin State Parks.

More Pleasant for Pheasant: Populations of a favorite game bird can recover if there's enough good habitat to go around.
A Time for Action: A mix of projects shows how we're doing as ecosystem management moves from theory to practice.
A Fair to Remember: For Wisconsin's centennial celebration, a tiny corner of West Allis was transformed into the Great Northwoods.
Fairways in the Rough: Habitat loss and erosion: Are these environmental hazards par for the course when new golf facilities are constructed?
Containing Gypsy Moth: As gypsy moth spreads across the state and country, there are lots of options in the arsenal to slow it down.
An Invasion Beaten by Eatin'?: These voracious beetles can't get enough of that purple stuff.
Mississippi River Rehab: Restoring the Big River's islands and backwaters for wildlife benefits the human community in unexpected ways.
Wisconsin Traveler: Wisconsin Folklife Festival.

Robins' Nests and Sticktights: Contemplating history.
Where Memories are Made: A 90-year-old parks plan saved places to relax.
Walking on Water: Groundwater rights evolved slowly.
Drink Up!: Keeping disease out of drinking water took diligence.
On Common Waters: Common rigths to rivers and lakes are older than Wisconsin.
The Long Run at State Fish Hatcheries: How the hatchery program hatched.
The Badger Fish Cars: Fish stocking via rail.
Into Lake Michigan's Waters: Exotic fish took hold by many routes.
These Lands are Our Lands: How public lands were set aside
On Things Lost and Brought Back from the Brink: Two species that were saved.
Preserving the Living Past: protecting parcels of our natural heritage.
In the Shadow of Wisconsin Heights: A memorium to conflict and contributions of past cultures.
The Roots of Our Forest Future: Two ideas that planted today's forests in firm ground.
Keeping Things Wild in Wisconsin: Many tactics preserve Wisconsin's wild flavor.
A Case that Becamse a Cause: A lawsuit over ozone spread into a regional strategy.
Passing the Acid Test: Early cooperation cut the sting of acid rain.
A Way from Urban Decay: Finding value in run-down real estate.
Wisconsin's War on Waste: Every generation reexamines wasteful habits.
Outdoor Allies: Safe outdoor sporting is no accident.
Building Better Knowledge: Research still has lessons to teach.
Wisconsin Traveler: Sesquicentennial events.

For the Birds: Across Wisconsin's marshes, forests and fields, intrepid volunteers are gathering vital information for the state's most comprehensive survey of avian life to date. Care to join them?
Get Ready for Spring Boating: Time to test, tune-up and tweak your boat for a safe season.
A Splash of Color: Tiny dace and darters add sparkle to Wisconsin's waters.
Sustaining the Changing Forest: Trends from the latest forest survey show landowners change more quickly than trees mature. Close contact between foresters and private landowners will keep the forest growing.
Coming Back Home: Even the birdlife is feisty back in Wisconsin.
With a Guide at Your Side: You'll never walk alone on a Natural Resources Foundation field trip.
Wisconsin Traveler: Flowers take center stage in Door County

You Little Weasel!: Maligned and misunderstood, weasels deserve a closer look.
Can You Recommend a Good Lawyer?: Don't judge this delicious fish by its looks.
The Metal that Slipped Away: The costs of reining in the ubiquitous spread of mercury are high. The costs of not reining it in may be higher.
The Wood Stove: There's nothing like a crackling fire to warm up winter.
Moon Rings and Rainbows: Sunlight, moonlight and water vapor work the angles of the atmosphere to produce brilliant, evanescent light shows.
The Digging Out of Nip: The tale of a boy, his dog, and a long winter's night.
The Earth Day Project: Schools and organizations committed to helping the environment and their communities fly the Earth Flag with pride.
Wisconsin Traveler: Toast your buns at the world's longest weenie roast!