Ecological Restoration

Volume 19 Number 4, 2001

Editorial

Europe: The New Frontier for Ecological Restoration by Dave Egan

Letters to the Editor

Response to Morgan Robertson's "Borges and the Restorationist's Dilemma" by Jared Aldern

Reply to Jared Aldern by Morgan Robertson

News

Compensatory Mitigation Needs Improvement, Panel Says by Joy Zedler and Leonard Shabman (courtesy of National Wetlands Newsletter, Environmental Law Institute)

Legislation Proposed to Designate, Restore, and Sustain Historic Forests in the United States

Western Governors, Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture Agree to Restore Fire-adapted Forests

Garden Club of America Awards First Fellowship in Ecological Restoration to Sharon Ashworth

Articles

Reviewing Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities (Paul Gobster and R. Bruce Hull, editors. 2000. Washington, D.C.: Island Press)

Overview by Dave Egan

Restoring Nature--Balancing Nature and Humans in Ecological Restoration by William Throop

Restoring Nature--An Incomplete Step Toward Understanding the Complexities of Restoration-related Disputes by Harry Webne-Behrman

Restoring Nature--Clarifying the Controversy by Karen Rodriguez and Kent Fuller

Restoring Nature: Continuing the Conversation by Paul H. Gobster and R. Bruce Hull

On Behalf of the Wild: An Interview with Gary Snyder by Freeman House

Restoration of Federally-Threatened Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) by Marlin Bowles, Jenny McBride, and Timothy Bell

Developing a Species List for Oak Savanna/Oak Woodland Restoration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum by Brian Bader

Notes

Response of Purple Needlegrass Transplants to Treeshelters (California) by David A. Bainbridge

Backcross Breeding Program Produces Blight-Resistant American Chestnut (Virginia) by Frederick V. Heberd

Recovery of Bess Beetles Key to Long-Term Restoration of Andean Forests (Colombia) by Carolina Murcia, Gustavo Kattan, and Alberto Galindo

Channel Realingnment and Bank Revegetation Enhances Fish Habitat at Best Slough (California) by Timothy L. Hamaker, Mark R. Tompkins, Denny Mengel, and Mark O'Brien

DriWATER: An Alternative to Hand-Watering Transplants in a Desert Environment (Nevada) by Alice Corrine Newton

Cage Tests and Field Studies Indicate Leaf-eating Beetle May Control Salt Cedar by Tom L. Dudley, C. Jack LeRoach, Phil A. Lewis, and Raymond I. Carruthers

Pre- and Post-Germination Burning Reduces Establishment of Spotted Knapweed Seedlings (Michigan) by Neil W. MacDonald, Peter J. Bosscher, Christopher A. Mieczkowski, Emily M. Sauter, and Brenda J. Tinsley

New Study Assesses Potential for Biocontrol of Buckthorn by Luke C. Skinner and William J. Rendell

Reintroduction of Fire Benefits Breeding Birds in Pine-Grasslands (Arkansas) by Ronald E. Masters, Christopher W. Wilson, Douglas S. Cram, and George A. Bukenhofer

Sampling Method Captures Vegetation and Wildlife Data in a Sagebrush Grassland Ecosystem (Arizona) by Matthew Hurteau, Michael Stoddard, and Brandon Churchill

Forums Increase Public Support for Everglades Restoration (Florida) by Laura Geselbracht

Animal Welfare Concerns and the Restoration of Urban Lands by John Hadidian and Margaret Baird

Book Reviews

The Historical Ecology Handbook: A Restorationist's Guide to Reference Ecosystems. Dave Egan and Evelyn Howell, editors. 2001. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Review by Reed Noss

Nature Out of Place: Biological Invasions in the Global Age by Jason Van Driesche and Roy Van Driesche. 2000. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Review by Faith T. Campbell

Green Phoenix: Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica by William Allen. 2001. New York: Oxford University Press. Review by Dave Egan

America's Ancient Forests: From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery by Thomas M. Bonnicksen. 2000. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Review by Dave Egan