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Winter 2006
In a Place Called Illinois: Illinois State Forests • Illinois Threatened and Endangered Tree Species and Species on the Edge of Their Range • Infested Forests – An Epidemic of Exotics • The New Illinois Big Tree Register • Ancient Illinois Forests: 200,000 Years of Climate Change • Some Exotic Illinois Forest Insects • Leaf Tatters • Forest Property Taxes in Illinois • FOCALPOINT: So Big

Fall 2006
In a Place Called Illinois: Evolution of a Cache Cuckoo • Fall Leaf Colors - Essential for Life • FOCALPOINT: On the Road - Ecuador • Educating for a Greener Future • Restorations • Prairie Restoration Management: Art or Science?

Summer 2006
In a Place Called Illinois: The Corps of Discovery - A Reincarnation • The Illinois Wildlife Action Plan: Keeping Common Species Common • Mysteries of the Trail-Marker Trees • Painted Ladies Teach Scientific Inquiry • Managing Riparian Forest Buffers • A Guest FocalPoint: Encounter with a Mink

Spring 2006
In a Place Called Illinois: Zebra Swallowtail • Good Intentions Toward Sustainability: An Exploration of the Intentional-Community Movement • Bishop Hill – A Vignette • Treasures of the Cache • Winds of Change Move Across the Illinois Prairie • Floodplain Forest Management • FOCALPOINT: “……many such places”

Winter 2005
In a Place Called Illinois: Caring for the Chicago River • Chicago’s First People • Pockets of Diversity • The Social Evolution of the Chicago River • Invasive Species Key in Chicago River Planning • Reclaiming an Urban River • FOCALPOINT: Mentoring

Fall 2005 : Special Student Issue
Reflections on Communicating Nature • Red Bison in Illinois: A Small Herd of Dedicated Volunteers • The Evolution of a Farm • Hidden Art • American Elm in Illinois • A Melding of Worlds • Thanks to Peter Schramm, the Prairie Is in My Blood • Solace in the Woods • Starsearch • Beetle Barely • Acrobatics Are Their Second Profession • Imagine Illinois • Journal Entry, April 30, 2005 • Now I Have Eyes for Nature • Communicating with Ourselves

Summer 2005
In a Place Called Illinois: One Tin Trumpet • Garlic Mustard – Understanding the Beast • Natural Areas Day: October 6, 1972 – Beginning of the Natural Areas Association • A Passion for Prairie • A Pond Revisited... • Soil Conservation and Improved Water Quality: A Long and Winding Road • Focal Point: Photography as Life

Spring 2005
In a Place Called Illinois: Spiny Softshell Turtle • Spring Flowers • A Glimpse of the Depths at a Shallow Pond • Returning the Soil to the Land: The Mud to Parks Project • Secrets of the Mushroom Hounds • Avoid Ecophobia: Let Kids Love the Earth Before You Ask Them to Save It • Focal Point: Extremes

Winter 2004
Demons in the Dust: Antlions • The New Illinois Farmer • Bringing Back Hennepin and Hopper: A Vision of The Wetlands Initiative • Night Stalker: The Mountain Lion in Illinois • Green Spaces: Supportive Places for Children with Attention Deficits

Fall 2004
Important Questions (our place in nature) • In a Place Called Illinois: Illinois Beach State Park • Whistle-stop Hunting (railroads and hunting in Illinois) • Rx for Wildlife (a wildlife medical clinic) • Living with Deer • The Illinois Steward 2005 Calendar • Focal Point: Seeking Wildlife: The Prepared Encounter

Summer 2004
In a Place Called Illinois: "A Trill of a Lifetime"(periodic cicadas) • Cornstalks to Cattails: Season Wetlands in Illinois • Reflections Upon a Pond (restoration of a historic pond) • On Casual Inspection: Roadside Microscopy in Illinois • The Many Stories of Starlings • A Mallow Mystery (a rare plant) • Focal Point: Still Life in Motion

Spring 2004
In a Place Called Illinois: When We're Gone ... We're Gone (Illinois rare plants) • Trilliums Here and There • Entomological Homeland Security • The Emerald Ash Borer: An Eminent Threat to Illinois • Illinois From Above • Focal Point: Brave New World (digital photography)

Winter 2003
Templates for Creativity: Nature Journaling • The "Garden of America": Early Days of the Fruit Industry in Southern Illinois • Great Rivers ... Great Minds • Phantom of the Forest: The Black Bear in Illinois • The Underground Alliance of Mushrooms and Trees • Focal Point: Little Used Tools

Fall 2003
Northeastern Illinois Wetlands • A Northeastern Illinois Wetland Sampler • Go Native in Water Gardens • Isn't It Grand! The Friends of the Grand Prairie • The Big Shake: The New Madrid Earthquakes • Pest Resistance and Adaptation—Reasons for Integrated Pest Management • The Illinois Steward Calendar • Focal Point: The Simple Things: Be a Know-It-All

Summer 2003
In a Place Called Illinois: To Hold a Marbled Salamander • Urban Wildlife • On the Buffalo Trail: Bison in Illinois Country • Natives in the Home Landscape • Mt. Carmel Connection • Focal Point: Land of Opportunity

Spring 2003
Rooftops and Ledges: Man-made Bird Nests • Intelligence, Behavior, and Life History of Crows • Biodiversity Blitz: A Day in the Life of... • Visitors to Salt Licks • Illinois River Connections: A Birding and Canoeing Journey Through the Year • Focal Point: Capturing Mystery

Winter 2002-2003
In a Place Called Illinois: Mermet Lake Conservation Area • The 300th Illinois Nature Preserve at White Pine Forest State Park • The Changing Faces of the Shawnee • Mysteries of the Barrens • The Lessons of Dixon Springs • Focal Point: Just the Slime