Birding Trails
Southern Comfort
The second of Audubon’s regional birding guides heads South. Here are 10 trails, through salt marshes and swamps, along barrier islands and the mighty Mississippi, that will get you close to the birds you love.
By Kenn Kaufman
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Green Travel
Snow Patrol
A writer and her family ski a wintry, windswept Norwegian national park, searching for wild reindeer. Demanding days in the elements are offset by nights spent in cozy huts.
By Nancy Bazilchuk/Photography by Per Breiehagen
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Restoration
Bay Watch
Last year’s oil spill was just the latest in a long history of insults to the West Coast’s most important estuary. But now, inspired by the comeback of a pair of native species, scientists and citizens are joining forces to reclaim San Francisco Bay.
By Jane Braxton Little/Photography by Brown W. Cannon III
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Photo Essay
Cry For Joy
John Muir was, among many things, an enthusiastic and prodigious plant collector. Now a new book, using cutting-edge technology, reproduces Muir’s actual specimens, revealing both their intricate beauty and the great man’s passion for plants.  
Photography by Stephen J. Joseph/Text by Frank Graham Jr.
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Horror Show
There Goes the Neighborhood
They’re large. They’re ominous. And they could be moving in down the street. One key to coexisting with black vultures is appreciating the value they bring to our changing landscapes.
By T. Edward Nickens/Photography by Ron Haviv
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Editor's Note
Marking the seasons at Audubon.
By David Seideman

Contributors

Audubon View
Connecting families to nature at the new Audubon center in Dallas.
By John Flicker

Letters

Field Notes
The ESA under attack; green business gets ready for takeoff; spanning generations with the Christmas Bird Count; good news from great places: South Carolina, Maine, Mississippi, and Colorado; more.
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Profile
'Okay, You Want to Fight Back?'
Thirty years ago, Love Canal made Lois Gibbs an environmental hero. She hasn’t slowed down—or backed down—since.
By Paul Raeburn
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Green Guru
Winter worries: Will deicing products kill my plants?; what should I do with all that Styrofoam?; the warming effect of green insulation.  
By Susan Cosier

Incite
Muddy Waters
A lowly, odd-looking mollusk sets off an ugly fight along the Pacific Northwest’s beautiful beaches.
By Ted Williams
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Earth Almanac
Winter wonders: tundra swans on the wing; ice-loving fish; skunk bears; sleeping beauties; fantastic foxes.  
By Ted Williams
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Solutions
Pain in the Glass
A new school of architects looks to make bird safety part of green design’s new definition.
By Julie Leibach
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Audubon Living
You’ve worked hard to create your bird-friendly backyard. Here’s what to do when trouble shows up.
By Steve Kress
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Reviews
Food Fight
Between widespread hunger and unsustainable agriculture, it may be time to rethink our food economy.
By Hillary Rosner

One Picture
Go-to Guy
A tribute to Tom Vezo, in words and an amazing plover photo.
By Tom Vezo/Text by Les Line

On the cover: Wild reindeer scale a slope in Hardangervidda National Park. Photo by Per Breiehagen