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Fall 1998
Eastern Massasauga—A Rare Rattlesnake in Illinois • The University of Illinois Arboretum • Riparian Buffer Strips—Following Nature's Example • Use of Raised-Bed Agriculture by Native Americans • Focal Point: Window of Stillness

Summer 1998
The Fragile Fauna of Illinois Caves • Do You Live in a Resource Rich Area? • Old Friends • Worms on the Night Shift • The Lands Nobody Wanted • Focal Point: The Perception of Plants

Spring 1998
River Otters: Sliding Through Life • Signs of Spring • Pages of the Past-The Old-Growth Forests of Illinois • Pulling It All Together-The Critical Trends Assessment Project • Volunteers Streaming to Illinois River Watch • Volunteers Monitor Trends in Illinois Forests • Focal Point: Photographing Warm Fuzzies

Winter 1998
Agroforestry—Trees That Work for Illinois • Stewardship—A Personal Perspective: A Coming Revolution • No-Till: What Have We Learned? • Winter in Southern Illinois • Ecosystem Management for Illinois Agricultural Lands • Songs of the Grassland • Focal Point: When Pictures Aren't Enough

Fall 1997
In a Place Called Illinois: Fishing in Illinois 300 Million Years Ago • Saving Pieces of Nature at The Morton Arboretum • Fall Fauna on the Small Side • Illinois' Other Forest • When Plants and Animals Face Nature's Fury • Photo Contest Winners

Summer 1997
In a Place Called Illinois: It Wasn't Easy Being a Landlooker! • From Tamaracks to Tupelos—The Forests of Illinois • Can We Restore Elk to Illinois? • Restoring the Seasons of the River • Look but Don't Scratch • Focal Point: Composition or Chaos

Spring 1997
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective: Born With a Net • Islands on the Illinois Prairie • Wetlands Yesterday and Today • Illinois' Yellow Mud Turtle • Fixing Fractured Habitats • Focal Point: Maintaining Your Composure

Winter 1997
In a Place Called Illinois: Bell Smith Springs • The Illinois Pro Logger Training Program • Bird Nests in Winter • The Mackinaw • Illinois' Natural Divisions • Stewardship Legends: Stephen Alfred Forbes • Focal Point: Three Legs Are Better Than None

Fall 1996
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective: Teach Your Children Well • Prairies on the Wet Side • Eastern Prairie White-Fringed Orchids • A River of Change-Illinois' First People • Roadsides for Wildlife • On the Prowl • Focal Point: Out of Your Depth

Summer 1996
In a Place Called Illinois: The Blue Meteor • The Bandits of Shawnee Forest • Flowering Dogwood in Peril • The World Beneath Our Feet • Programs to Protect Our Lands • Little-Known Nature—The Little Black Slough • Focal Point: The Wildness of Illinois

Spring 1996
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective • Shaping the Modern Landscape of the Lower Illinois River Valley • Growing Trees from Seed • No Place Like Volo Bog • Reading the Signs: Plants as Indicators of Site History • Focal Point: Using a Flash • Photo Contest Winners

Winter 1996
Stewardship-Personal Perspective: An Interview with Daniel Martin • A Touch of Garlic • At Home with Nature • Guarding the Future • Forestry in Good Taste: Growing Shiitake Mushrooms • A Projectile Point and Prairie Ashes • Focal Point: Lighting

Fall 1995
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective: Passing on Stewardship • Illinois' Forest Legacy Program • A Promising Future • Plant Piracy: The Theft of Nature's Treasures • Farmland and Pheasants • Rediscovering a Sense of Place in the Illinois River Valley • Wanted Dead, not Alive: Garlic Mustard • 2nd Annual Photographer's Challenge • Focal Point: Exposure

Summer 1995
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective • A Delicate Balance: The Decurrent False Aster • The Importance of Biodiversity • Illinois' Water Resources: The State of the State • The American Kestrel • Stewardship Through Crop Tree Management • Focal Point: Lenses

Spring 1995
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective • Nature's Apothecary: Pioneer Plant Lore • Illinois' Most Endangered Species • Buttons from Mussels • Sustainability: What Can We Learn from the Past? • Should You Convert CRP Land to Trees? • Rachel Carson and the Web of Life • Focal Point: Film

Fall 1994/Winter 1995
Stewardship—A Personal Perspective: Giving Something Back • Conservation Easements and Their Use in Illinois • Regaining a Sense of Place: Exploring the Sangamon River Valley • Masters of the Night: Illinois' Misunderstood Bats • Par for the Course: Stewardship at St. Charles Country Club • Wood Composites: High-Quality Products from Low-Quality Trees and Wood Residue • 1994 Photo Contest Winners • Focal Point: Equipment