Nature Conservancy Magazine:  Autumn 2009
Wind PowerAn Ill Wind
Wind energy stands ready to combat climate change. But where will all those new windmills go?

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Vote YesYes We Can?
Will voters tax themselves to pay for conservation? Yes or no?
The Wild, Wild SouthFlorida Cowboys
In Florida’s cattle country, a legacy of stewardship endures. Saddle up.

Multimedia

Natural Selection: Grasslands
Natural Selection: Readers' Grassland Photos 
 

Jaguar slideshow
The Elusive Jaguar: Candid Photos

 

Bat Audio Slideshow
Bats in Trouble:
Audio Slideshow

 

Monarch Slideshow
Monarch Butterfly Slideshow

  Coral Slideshow
Coral Slideshow

Your Turn

Human Nature
Reader Essay:
Strange Paradise 

Two botanists find rare life on an old nuclear reservation.

Human Nature
Reader Essay:
Touching the Mountain

A group of kids discovers the mountain they thought they knew.
 

Learn how to submit your personal nature essay.

 

Greatest Hits

Salmon Country
Salmon Country
See how conservation efforts are restoring salmon to rivers where they haven’t been seen in years.

The Source
Will a new copper mine threaten Alaska’s last great salmon runs?

Design for a Living World
See green designs by Maya Lin, Isaac Mizrahi, Kate Spade New York, Yves Béhar and other top designers.
 

Past Issues

Summer 2009
Summer 2009
salmon / endangered fox / green design

Spring 2009
Spring 2009

jaguars / bats / kids in nature / ocean fishing

Winter 2008
Winter 2008 

monarchs / sea turtles / energy development / bison

Autumn 2008
Autumn 2008

coral / fire school / Mediterranean coastlines

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Images (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Jim Richardson (Wind Power); © Ariana Lindquist (Vote Yes); © Carlton Ward, Jr. (Florida Cowboys); © Ariana Lindquist (Cover); © Jim Richardson (Wind Power); © Ariana Lindquist (Vote Yes); © Carlton Ward, Jr. (Florida Cowboys); © Torrey Trust (Natural Selection); © Staffan Widstrand / naturepl.com (Jaguar); © Landon Nordeman (Bats); © Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures (Monarch); © Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures (Coral); © Stan Fellows (Human Nature); © Bridget Besaw (Salmon)