National Wildlife articles from October 1995

National Wildlife archives from October 1995

Why we go to court.
October 1, 1995... A second-grade class in Maryland, invited to envision themselves in their future careers by drawing pictures, had some intriguing notions. Four or five kids wanted to save the environment when they grew up - and they drew themselves as wildlife...

NWF conservation summits celebrate 25 years of hands-on nature education. (National Wildlife Fund's Conservation Summits)
October 1, 1995... Imagine meeting famed bird artist and field-guide pioneer Roger Tory Peterson and Ranger Rick at the same time. That's precisely what participants at this year's Rocky Mountain Summit had the opportunity to do. The occasion was the twenty-fifth...

NWF's Prairie Wetlands Resource Center fights to preserve pothole habitat.
October 1, 1995... NWF opened the Prairie Wetlands Resource Center in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1987. Led by North Dakota native, Wayne "Skip" Baron, who serves as Central Division Staff Director, the center works to preserve and protect the prairie wildlife...

Power tool. (DNA fingerprinting)
October 1, 1995... Want to measure genetic diversity? Trace migration routes? Paint a picture of a species' social structure? Reconstruct a crime scene? These days, the tool of choice for all these endeavors is DNA research. A computer-generated model of...

Getting to know you. (blue crabs)
October 1, 1995... How serious is the blue crab's decline in Chesapeake Bay? To find the answer, scientists are seeking the truth about the creature's secretive ways. One end of the Chesapeake Bay food chain is anchored in a murky, muddy realm of saltwater and...

Ooops! Our forefathers didn't plan for much protection of the Northern Forest: will we?
October 1, 1995... A strange thing happened on this nation's way to westward expansion: Back East, an enormous stretch of continuous woodland - one of the largest in the United States - began recovering from the ravages of relentless logging by early European...

A bird in the brush. (paintings of birds)
October 1, 1995... What's behind a painting of birds? A little inspiration and a lot of field work, say these six artists. Few things are more difficult to paint than birds," acclaimed artist-ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson once observed. "A painter strives...

The mouse that roars. (grasshopper mouse)
October 1, 1995... The grasshopper mouse, with its strange calls and appetite for meat, is no ordinary rodent A deck of clouds slides over the moon, and the desert floor subsides into perfect blackness. Somewhere in the far distance a lone coyote serenades the...

How NWF is defending out natural heritage. (National Wildlife Federation)
October 1, 1995... U.S. District Court Judge Clarence A. Brimmer was bemused one December day in 1993 by the case before him in his Wyoming courtroom. Brimmer was accustomed to environmental groups suing over public-resource issues, but here was NWF attorney Tom...