HIGHLIGHTS
Sprinter, hunter, player
Neither a glamorous creature nor a pest, the playful tiger beetle is an understudied insect despite its fascinating ways. By Jean Godawa

Our town
Transition cities are sprouting up across the province as urban environmentalists prepare for the triple threat of rising energy costs, resource depletion and climate change. By Ivor Tossell

Here be giants
First overfishing, then hydro dams. Lake sturgeon, Ontario’s largest and longest-lived fish, now belongs to one of the most beleaguered groups of animals on the planet. By Peter Christie

The high road
We used to toss bricks over the wall at each other. Now, in a groundbreaking alliance, the aggregate sector and conservation groups, led by Ontario Nature, make common cause on a green certification standard for gravel. By Ray Ford