DEPARTMENTS
5 | In This Issue
John Muir shows us the way.
By Stephan Fuller
6 | Earthwatch
Victoria Point victory; tampering with the science education curriculum; the regeneration of a savannah.
14 | Letters
17 | This Season
Uber-birders Mike Runtz and Bruce Di Labio go head to head in the Taverner Cup.
By Jeff Harrison
36 | Insider
Behind the scenes at FON.
46 | Reflections
A conservation volunteer tells all.
By Andy Rockall
FEATURES
On the cover
20 | Tightening the Greenbelt
Development threatens to muscle its way into Ottawa’s green spaces.
By Elizabeth Irving
26 | On the Ganaraska Trail
Hiking through Huronia.
By Tim Tiner
30 | 1998 Photo Contest Winners
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