September-October 2011 Issue

January 30, 2012 — The emissions of an electric car from production to the charging station. 

January 27, 2012 — Long maligned as pests, beavers are proving indispensable.

January 24, 2012 — Obscure fish are becoming the increasingly trendy eco-choice meal.

January 17, 2012 — The bats in Texas's Bracken Cave are effective insecticides. Preserving the land where they live helps other wildlife, too.

November 10, 2011 — Porcupine passion; an eight-legged lynx; more.

October 20, 2011 — New rodenticide regulations protect raptors and could save seabirds.

October 20, 2011 — Jenga Mwendo is greening a little corner of her hometown.

October 12, 2011 — Musician Tab Benoit plays to save Louisiana’s wetlands.

October 07, 2011 — A new book traces one ornithologist’s quixotic efforts to study and preserve the ivory-billed woodpecker.

October 06, 2011 — Enticed by state and federal energy incentives, a utility rebate program, and falling prices for solar panels, a Colorado couple hooks their home up to the sun.

October 04, 2011 — The Southwest’s deserts offer promise for solar power development. They also boast incredible biodiversity. New initiatives are looking to tap into the vast energy potential without threatening the wildlife and plants that depend on this fragile land.

September 29, 2011 — Wildlife tracking is making a comeback, attracting outdoor enthusiasts and biologists alike. For some it’s an engrossing hobby; for others it’s a critical contribution to conservation.  

September 28, 2011 — An arboreal army marches across England.

September 26, 2011 — Can our conservation efforts embrace our nation's demography?

September 22, 2011 — Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson chat about portraying birders hell-bent on tallying the most species in their new film The Big Year.

September 22, 2011 — The author writes about what it’s like to have his book made into a major motion picture featuring some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Will birding ever be the same?

September 09, 2011 — Lesser prairie chickens are almost cooked. But in the West, sensible planning and healthy partnerships hold promise—if Americans would only abandon their current policy of wind, oil, and gas development anywhere, at any cost.

September 09, 2011 — Curiosity and field skills guide a photographer through tropical rainforests to study nature through science and art.

September 09, 2011 — While environmental groups often work toward preserving biodiversity in ecosystems, many are now grappling with trying to figure out how to diversify their own ranks.