Ecological Restoration

Volume 21 Number 1 March 2003

Editorial

Crises and Ecological Restoration by Dave Egan

News

European Conference on Restoration Ecology

Ecological Restoration in Iraq?

Articles

Introduction to a Special Issue: The Tinderbox and our Quest for Security by Dave Egan

Restoring Ecosystem Health in Frequent-Fire Forests of the American West by William Wallace Covington

Ecological Restoration and its Role in Federal Forest Policy by Gale Norton, Secretary of Interior, United States Department of Interior

A Citizen's Call for Ecological Forest Restoration: Forest Restoration Principles and Criteria by Dominick A. DellaSala, Anne Martin, Randi Spivak, Todd Schulke, Bryan Bird, Marnie Criley, Chris van Daalen, Jake Kreilick, Rick Brown, and Greg Aplet

Real Restoration is Worth Funding by Sean Cosgrove

Thinking Small-Diameter: An Interview with Brett KenCairn by David Taylor

Uses for Small-Diameter and Low-Value Forest Thinnings by Susan L. LeVan-Green and Jean M. Livingston

Ecological Restoration of Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests:An Excerpt

Notes

Forest Type Influences Response of Vegetation and Soil Chemistry to Edge Clearing in Dry Glades (Kentucky) by Chuck Rhoades and Margaret M. Shea

Role of Seedbanks in the Restoration of Tallgrass Prairie by Julie Sveinson and Stephane McLachlan

Anacostia River Estuary Restoration: A Case Study in Adaptive Management (Washington, D.C.) by Stacey Sloan Blersch

Stable Isotope Analysis Provides Clues About Current and Past River Food Webs (New Mexico) by Melanie S. Edwards and Thomas F. Turner

Decline of Sweetgrass Spurs Restoration of Coastal Prairie Habitat by Marianne K. Burke, Angela C. Halfacre, and Zachary Hart

Planted Aloes May Help Heal Overgrazed Rangelands and Local Economy by Elizabeth Gallant King

Tilling Shows Promise for Controlling Himalayan Blackberry in Yosemite Valley by Lisa Ordonez and Don Schweizer

Beetles Reduce Purple Loosestrife in a Restored Wetland, but Will Other Weeds Move In? (New York) by Ellen Pehek and Marielle Anzelone

Improving Habitat for Insect Pollination at Rare Plant Restoration and Translocation Sites by Mark W. Dodero and Bruce M. Hanson

INsect Count Analyzer: A Tool to Assess Responses of Butterflies to Habitat Restoration by Travis Longcore, Rudi Mattoni, Cor Zonneveld, and Jorn Bruggeman

Lessons Learned Restoring an Urban Forest on a Closed Landfill (New York) by Jennifer H. Mattei, Steven N. Handel, and George R. Robinson

Volunteers Conduct Standardized Rare-Plant Monitoring on a Regional Scale (Illinois) by Susanne Masi

Students Restore Riparian Bird Habitat Through Service Learning Program (Utah) by Vaughn Lovejoy

Book Reviews

Flames in Our Forest: Disaster or Renewal? Stephen F. Arno and Steven Allsion-Bunnell. 2002. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Cloth, $45, ISBN: 1-55963-882-6. Paper, $19.95, ISBN: 1-55963-883-4. 228 pages. Review by Peter Fule

Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration George D. Gann, Keith A. Bradley, and Steven W. Woodmansee. 2002. Miami, Florida: The Institute for Regional Conservation. Paper, $49.95, ISBN: 0-9704987-0-5. 1,056 pages. Review by David Martin

Fire, Native People and the Natural Landscape Thomas R. Vale, editor. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Cloth, $50, ISBN: 1-55963-888-5. Paper, $25, ISBN: 1-55963-889-3. 238 pages. Review by Cliff White