DEPARTMENTS
5 | In This Issue
Summer vacation and the living is, well…
By Nancy Clark
6 | Earthwatch
Vanishing leopard frogs; close-proximity birding; Conservation Authority woodlot logged?
16 | Letters
17 | This Season
Can golf courses turn green by going brown?
By Victoria Foote
33 | Insider
Behind the scenes at FON.
41 | FON Trips & Talks
46 | Reflections
Two old growths, a secret path and a primeval forest.
By Dan Clements
FEATURES
On the cover
20 | Spirit Island
Sacred to the Algonquins, beloved of residents, Manitoulin offers a host of natural delights.
By Judith Jones
23 | How much is too much development?
Conserving the island’s wild places?
By Judith Jones
26 | Wind, Rock and Water
Kayaking the North Channel.
By John Lorinc
30 | Local Heroes
How three ordinary folks have greened their corners of Ontario.
By Nancy Clark and Joe Valvasori
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