May-June 2012 Issue

July 05, 2012 — An unpredictable haven for cetaceans, as well as hundreds of thousands of birds, Quebec’s St. Lawrence River is an eco-traveler’s dream.

June 15, 2012 — One tough little warbler; ten-inch terrors; a ticklish beetle; the march of avocets; sky-high sheep; and more. 

June 11, 2012 — Alternatives to BPA may not be as safe as you think, so choose wisely. 

June 05, 2012 — College students design films to prevent birds from crashing into windows.

June 04, 2012 — The fate of migrating birds a century ago can teach us plenty right now.

May 30, 2012 — Restoring the Florida Keys, one piece at a time. 

May 30, 2012 — Planting native blossoms gives Oahu's unique landscape a fighting chance.

May 29, 2012 — A group urges the presidential candidates to discuss science, technology, and the environment.

May 23, 2012 — Major wind developers have pledged to voluntarily incorporate bird-friendly guidelines in the construction of new wind energy projects and to modify existing turbines. 

May 16, 2012 — Clipping into a zipline and flying through the canopy of a West Virginia hardwood forest gives thrill seekers a decidedly different perspective on their favorite birds. 

May 14, 2012 — Thanks to Rachel Carson’s crusade, DDT was banned and birds are rebounding. If only it were that simple. 

May 10, 2012 — Gail W. Miller's 174-year-old farm is worth the upkeep to protect grassland birds such as bobolinks.  

May 08, 2012 — On the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring’s publication, a best-selling historian shows the extent to which John Kennedy and his administration defended Rachel Carson’s controversial work against the chemical industry’s onslaught.

April 30, 2012 — Creating conditions species need to thrive in Hi Lonesome.

April 23, 2012 — America may be coming to grips with the dark side of our cheapest, most abundant energy source, but a plan to unload it on Asia threatens to poison our planet.

April 19, 2012 — The rich and murky undersea world off the Pacific Northwest inspires a photographer to endure freezing waters to shoot dazzling creatures.