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CALIFORNIA WILD

Summer 2004
Vol. 57:3

cover Summer 2004

An aerial view of a San Francisco salt pond that lies adjacent to a tidal marsh.
Photograph by Herb Lingl

Departments
Life on the Edge
Out of the Park
Keith K. Howell

Habitats
Monarchs Hail the Eucalyptus
Gordy Slack

Counterpoints in Science
Walkaholics
Jerold M. Lowenstein

Letters to the Editor
A Mother's Love
Ballona Wetlands

Here At The Academy
Testing the Downtown Waters
Anna Barr

Reviews
Adrian Barnett
on the Maya
Nina Jablonski
on Frans de Waal
Joseph Kinyon
on Art Wolfe
John McCosker
on Good Seafood
Gary Williams
on Undersea Images
Editors' Recommendations

Features
Past The Salt
The colorful salt pans of San Francisco Bay are teeming with life.
Herb Lingl

Angst Aloft
Tthe hardest part of a scientific expedition is often the last leg—bringing discoveries back from distant lands.
R.C. Drewes

Searching For Aliens On Earth
In Earth's dry deserts, hot springs, ocean vents, scientists are seeking clues to extraterrestrial life.
Carol Tang

At Home in the
Natural World

Wild Lives
Scorpion: A Case of Arrested Development
Suzanne Ubick

Skyguide
The Planet Almost Called George
Bing F. Quock

Naturalist's Almanac
What to Look for This Summer
David Lukas

Not available online:
Where Have All The Giants Gone?
Some 13,000 years ago, many of the world's largest land animals mysteriously disappeared. Scientists are trying to understand why.
Matt Rasmussen

Gorillas In Our Midst
Humans and gorillas are prone to many of the same diseases. As more tourists visit gorilla reserves, they expose the gorillas to greater risks.
Pamela Turner

Dune Vibes
The silence of Death Valley is often broken by a low, resonant moan. The sand dunes are talking.
Duncan R. King

In Pursuit of Science
An astronaut-in-training.
Jinna Wilson

A Closer Look
Cryptobiotic soils.
Jessa Forte Netting