Ecological Restoration

Volume 17 Numbers 1&2 Spring/Summer 1999

Editorial

Wilderness and Community, Continued by William R. Jordan III

Letter to the Editor

Public Views of Restoration by Don Osmund

Response to Osmund by Susan C. Barro and Alan D. Bright

News

Executive Order on Invasive Species Seen as Step in the Right Direction by W.R. Jordan III

Articles

Defining Nature and Protecting Rare Plants by Alfred E. Schuyler

Philadelphia Launches Major Restoration Initiative in Park System by Nancy Goldberg

The Making of the Pre-Columbian Landscape--Part I: The Environment by Joseph M. McCann

Restoration and Management of Coppices in Japan by Ikuyo Okada

The "Pedosome," Keystone of Ecosystem Construction by Jim Harris

Conference Report/The Restoration and Management of Nature: A Humanities and Social Science Perspective by Paul Gobster and Bruce Hull

Conference Report/EPA Conference in Baltimore by Eric E. Jorgensen, Timothy J. Canfield, Susan C. Schock, and Joan E. Colson

Conference Report/Restoration Ecology Symposium in Florence, Italy by Young D. Choi and Mohan K. Wali

Dominance, Diversity and Grazing in Tallgrass Restoration by Henry F. Howe

Rituals of Passage--The Ritualizing of Restoration by Charles R. Bomar, Patricia Fitzgerald, and Cathy Geist

Notes

Low-Tech Seeding Technique for Perennial Bunchgrasses Yields Promising Results in the Lassen Foothills (California) by Peter Hujik

Removal of Leaf Litter Aids Growth of Woodland Phlox (Wisconsin) by Amy Crosson and Steve Glass

Fall Planting More Successful than Spring Planting on Disturbed Fen (Wisconsin) by Amy Crosson, Bryn Scriver, and Steve Glass

Izaak Walton League Supports Stream Restoration Through Its Stream Doctor Program by Julie Middleton

Understory Bulbs, Grasses, Lichens, Bryophytes and Liverworts Transplant Successfully in Coastal Sage Scrub (California) by Peter A. Bowler

Tropical Rain Forest Trees Propagated Using Large Cuttings (Nicaragua) by Inigo Granzon-de la Cerda and Ray Garth

Air-Layering Shows Promise in Propagating Tropical Trees (Nicaragua) by Inigo Grazon-de la Cerda and Ray Garth

Winter Spraying with Glyphosate Kills Honeysuckle, Does No Damage to Groundlayer Plants (North Carolina) by Robert Merriam and Elizabeth Feil

Delayed Glyphosate Treatment of Honeysuckle Stumps is Effective (Wisconsin) by Guerdon Coombs

Glossy Buckthorn Treatments Tested (Ontario) by Silvia Strobl

Multi-Species Recovery Plan for the Threatened and Endangered Species of South Florida by Dawn Jennings

Geocarpon Successfully Relocated at a Western Missouri Site by Timothy E. Smith and James E. Gardner

The Safe Harbor Policy: A Legal Tool for Restoring Habitats and Populations of Endangered Species by Melinda E. Taylor

Reweaving the World an Acre at a Time (California) by Dave Self

Book Reviews

Restoring Streams in Cities: A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, and Citizens. Ann L. Riley. 1997. Island Press. Review by Keith Bowers

Assessment and Management of Plant Invasions. James O. Lukens and J.W. Thieret, editors. 1997. Springer-Verlag. Review by Peter A. Bowler

Fire's Effects of Ecosystems. Leonard F. DeBano, Daniel G. Neary, and Peter F. Flolliot. 1998. John Wiley & Sons. *

The Ecology of Woodland Creation. Richard Ferris-Kahn, editor. 1995. John Wiley & Sons. *

Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds: A Guide for Wisconsin by David W. Sample and Michael J. Mossman. 1997. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. *

Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices. Jerry Bernard and Ron Tuttle, compilers. 1998. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service. *

*Review by Dave Egan