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CALIFORNIA WILD |
Spring
2003
Vol. 56:2
A wild scene complete with a stuffed
mastodon met visitors to the former headquarters of the California
Academy of Sciences. The 1906 earthquake destroyed the ornate Market
Street building along with most of its artifacts, but the Academy
rose again to become one of the world's premier scientific institutions.
Photo: CAS/Library Special Collections.
Departments
Life
On The Edge
In Search of the Wild West
•Keith K. Howell
Habitats
Evolution in the Park
•Gordy Slack
Counterpoints
in Science
Galápagos Adventure
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Here
At The Academy
Bowls, Baskets and Beads
•Stephanie Greenman
Letters
to the Editor
Aging Gracefully
Reviews
•Adrienne Zihlman on Human Culture
•Tom Daniel on Eastern Sierra Wildflowers
•Editors' Recommendations |
Features
Science
Amid the Saloons: The Academy Begins
Surrounded by frontier
town chaos, seven amateur naturalists sat down to systematize the
study of the West's wildlife.
•Dave Brian Butvill
In
Darwin's Wake: The Academy sets sail for the Galápagos
A ragtag crew of hearty young naturalists set out to save some of
evolution's islands for science. Their voyage became the adventure
of a lifetime.
•Kathleen M. Wong
Surveyor
of the Western Sky: George Davidson
From a chilly canvas tent perched atop San Francisco, Academy president
George Davidson launched California's first astronomical observatory.
•Kirsten Vanstone
Hanna's
Heavens: From the Roof Prism Gang to the Theater of the Stars
An expert in diatoms, G. Dallas Hanna went on to build the best
star projector in the world.
•Bing F. Quock
I
Don't Want To See Any Water: Earl Herald, Aquarium Dynamo
The charismatic and unflinching host of TV's "Science In Action"
battled boa constrictors and voter ballots in support of Steinhart
Aquarium.
•John E. McCosker
The
Legacy of George Lindsay
While the flower children filled Golden Gate Park, botanist
George Lindsay presided over the blossoming of the California Academy
of Sciences.
•Adrian Barnett
At
Home in the
Natural World
Wild Lives
Burmese Vine Snakes
•Celeste Biever
Skyguide
The Lunar Seas
•Bing F. Quock
Naturalist's
Almanac
What to Look for This Spring
•David Lukas
Not
available online:
Hardy Perennial: Alice Eastwood Reinvigorates the Academy.
After rescuing the botany collection from earthquake ruin, the diminutive
botanist with the spine of steel became the heart of the Academy.
•Elizabeth Rush |
