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In The Current Issue - Spring 2008
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For The Birds - Page 5

It takes a forest By Victoria Foote

In The Mail - Page 7

A Fishy Business
Plight Of The Farmer

Earthwatch - Page 8

Harnessing a mighty river;
one-of-a-kind paw prints;
bean count: a trip to the drive-through;
door-to-door with Dennis Martin

Urban Nature - Page 40

Smart Cars

Car sharing is good for you and the environment
By Jim MacInnis

Inside Ontario Nature - Page 44

Inside Ontario Nature

Our new senior director;
spotlight on the Guelph Field Naturalists;
learning from our nature reserves

Last Word - Page 46

Ill Winds

Is local opposition to wind turbines based on concern for wildlife or property values? By Douglas Hunter

Pass It On

Instead of discarding ON Nature after it has been read, please take it with you when you go to your next doctor’s appointment. Look at it while you are waiting, and then put it on the magazine table when you leave.

Features

ON THE COVER: Prairie smoke blooms on Carden Plain, a habitat hot spot that contains rare grasslands and alvar. Despite its designation as an Important Bird Area, quarry operators own 13 percent of the land and continue to open more operations. Photograph by Robert McCaw

Cover Story - Page 26

A Garden Of Rarities

The Ojibway Prairie Complex is the largest, protected tallgrass habitat left in the province. Now this rare ecosystem and its at-risk species are threatened by a multi-million-dollar bridge project. By Lorraine Johnson

Endangered Ecosystems

Alvars By Andrea Smith
Carolinian Zone By Lorraine Johnson
Wetlands By Andrea Smith

In An Alien Land - Page 30

A Volunteer for Nature group explores the otherworldly landscape of Manitoulin Island’s Quarry Bay alvar on one of Ontario Nature’s biggest nature reserves. By Graeme Stemp-Morlock

The Secret World of Lichen - Page 34

Close-up photographs reveal the sublime colours and dazzling configurations of one of earth’s oddest life forms. By Kevan Berg

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In The Current Issue - Spring 2008 Table Of Contents