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1980
January Vol 54 No 1	Covers: "A Bird's Eye View of Lowell, Mass." 1876 Landfall at UNCLOS Anthony Wayne Smith Lowell Reborn Lewis T. Karabatsos "Nursemaids" are saving the Puerto Rican parrot Delphine Haley international Peace Parks: A proposed U.S.-Canadian system John E. Carroll Corps Lands: Is anybody minding the store? William J. Hart NPCA at work Five million urge U.S.-Canada action on acid rain News notes Reader comment
February Vol 54 No 2	Front Cover: Trumpeter swans Margot Conte Back Cover: Female trumpeter swan and cygnets on nest Harry Engels Progress at Yosemite Anthony Wayne Smith Disneyland North Michael Frome The Return of the Trumpeter Swans Elsa Pedersen The Sisyphus Syndrome: Acid Rain and Public Responsibility Gus Speth Learning, growing, and loving with the YCC Candace K. Garry NPCA at work News notes Reader comment
March Vol 54 No 3	Front Cover: Wolf cub John Ebeling Back Cover: Bobcat Marty Stouffer Yosemite Sequel Anthony Wayne Smith How we can protect southwestern national parks? Terri Martin "Sagebrush rebellion" is just another name for a public lands heist Charles Callison Survey shows Americans support wildlife conservation Megan Durham Don't damn the Stanislaus Tim Palmer Progress and prospect: A report on the National Natural Landmarks Program Crirs Therral Delaporte NPCA at work Conservation docket
April Vol 54 No 4	Front Cover: Butterfly weed Patricia Duncan Back Cover: Cock prairie chicken Patricia Duncan Ecological Forestry Leon S. Minckler How long the tallgrass...? Steven Jay Parcells The Attack on Federal Lands Cecil D. Andrus The international trade in plants is still unregulated Faith Thompson Campbell and Jan Tarr Stranglehold on the Skagit Joseph W. Miller Folklife today on the Blue Ridge Parkway Alan Jabbour Coronado's festival of cultures: An international celebration Thomas E. White NPCA at work 19380: A good year for barrier islands? Alaska bulletin P.S. on parks Reader comment
May Vol 54 No 5	Covers: Doodling across the U.S. Larry Decker Commentary: Keepers of the dream Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's note Eugenia Horstman Connally Carlsbad's Golden Anniversary Ruth W. Armstrong What will we tell our kids about Lake Tahoe? James W. Bruner, Jr. National Park Campgrounds—1980 Handy Tips for Park Trips Reliving history: The Golden Spike Candace K. Garry NPCA at work William O. Douglas Arctic Wildlife Refuge Parks calendar Reader comment The latest word
June Vol 54 No 6	Cover: Blue Ridge Parkway Glenn Van Nimwegen Commentary: Bear baiting Northwoods style Robert Treuer Editor's note Eugenia Horstman Connally Parks calendar Celebration at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau Jerry Y. Shimodo Open options in the southern Appalachians Michael Frome Continuing the do-it-yourself tradition on the Appalachian Trail Arlyn S. Powell, Jr. A-camping we will go! Lynn Stillwell Crowley Last chance for life Janet Newlan Bower Musick at Turkey Run Lori Adaska Will the parks ever be finished? William C. Lienesch NPCA at work P.S. on Parks Conservation docket Bookshelf Reader comment The latest word
July Vol 54 No 7	Covers: Cape Hatteras National Seashore Glenn Van Nimwegen Commentary: Challenge for the Coast Rep. Phillip Burton Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Parks calendar Chincoteague Pony Penning! Ann Rasor A rollicking rendezvous Marry Kimmitt The teapot affair Frances Kolb Rededication Edwin L. Rothfuss Hands across the border Philip R. Iversen Outer Banks ballands Preston D. Riddel Barriers — The inconstant lands Susan Sparrow Fishing on the Outer Banks Dennis Brezina Cape Lookout: A voyage to discovery Ann Black The great barrier island bailout Laurance Rockefeller "Old Harbor" charts a new course Mary Maruca Preserving our natural heritage Katrina Kassler Pritchard New NPCA Director NPCA at work Lobby blitz endangers Alaska wildlands bill Bookshelf Reader Comment The Latest Word
August Vol 54 No 8	Cover: Garden Wall Peaks, Logan Pass view David Muench Commentary: The state of the parks Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Parks calendar Civil War Days Terrence J. Winschel and Richard W. Hatcher III Rendezvous Days Nancy D. Korf and Margaret L. Plummer Baring the C&O Larry Brown Frontier Folklife Jane Crosby-Bergey Sandburg Potpourri Benjamin Davis The national parks today and tomorrow Russell E. Dickenson NPS study confirms NPCA findings T. Destry Jarvis Cutting Glacier to Size Douglas H. Chadwick Kaleidoscope Canyon Rogayle Franklin The Mystery of Chaco Canyon Ruth W. Armstrong NPCA at work Bookshelf Reader Comment The Latest Word
September Vol 54 No 9	Covers: Sandstone chiaroscurro at Zion David Muench Commentary: Assets vs. Liabilities Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Financial Report 1978-1979 Mearl Gallup Parks calendar Attacking the national parks from within Joe Priest The Bighorns are Back! Henry E. McCultchen Beyond the Fault David Bird Children's Festival J. Clair St. Jacques Folkways at Zion Victor L. Jackson Defenders' Day Paul E. Plamann Cabrillo Celebration Robert Valen NPCA at work Bookshelf P.S. on Parks Reader Comment The Latest Word
October Vol 54 No 10	Covers: The Grand Canyon in winter William A. Kemsley, Jr. Commentary: Trails for the Future Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Special Trails Issue National Trails—The Unexplored Potential Craig Evans Hikanation! James A. Kern National Forest Trails—New Frontiers R. Max Peterson The Grand Canyon in Winter William Kemsley, Jr. Parks calendar Golde Gate Festival Charlie Seemann Alaska Day Gary Candelaria Overmountain March Dennis "Stump" Kline NPCA at work Bookshelf Reader Comment The Latest Word       Note: Two pages have missing text in this issue
November Vol 54 No 11	Cover: Big Bend vistas Ed Cooper Commentary: Our parks, our Earth...Our Life Darwin Lambert Editor's note Eugenia Horstman Connally ORVs in our national seashores Mark Primack A second chance for pinnipeds Bart Eisenberg Where the rainbow waits for the rain Steve Price Parks calendar Parks previews Working vacations in America's parklands NPCA at work Bookshelf Reader comment The latest word
December Vol 54 No 12	Cover: Ski touring at Acadia NPS photo by Richard Frear Commentary: Parks, politics, and conservation Paul C. Pritchard Editor's note Eugenia Horstman Connally The taming of Oregon Inlet Dennis Brezina Winter in the parks Candace K. Garry Giant spiders of the Everglades John Serrao Parks calendar Parks previews NPCA at work News Notes P.S. on Parks Bookshelf Reader comment Index to National Parks, Volume 54, 1980 The latest word
1981
January Vol 55 No 1	Cover: Winter recreation at Yellowstone Verne Huser Commentary: Winter 1981 Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally The Winter Wonderland of Yellowstone Verne Huser What is Happening to Our National Parks Michael Frome Alaska: Conservation Mandate of the Century Joan Moody Hands Tell the Lincoln Story Tony L. Sullivan Parks Calendar NPCA at Work News Notes Bookshelf P.S. on Parks Feedback The Latest Word
February Vol 55 No 2	Cover: Organ Pipe Vistas David Muench Commentary: New Traditions Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Organ Pipe — Arizona's Remote Desert Garden Branley Allen Branson How Much Will We Pay to Save the Parks? William C. Lienesch Will Politics Destroy our National Parks? Michael Frome Our First Members' Reception a Great Success NPCA Report Bookshelf P.S. on Parks Feedback The Latest Word
March Vol 55 No 3	Cover: Arrigetch Peaks Bob Belous, National Park Service Special Issue: Alaska National Interest Lands Commentary: Alasks Is (Not) Over Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally d-2: Saving Our Last Frontier Eugenia Horstman Connally The Success of the Alaska Coalition Stephen T. Young Political Protagonists in the d-2 Drama Subsistence Hunting in Alaskan Parks John T. Shively Challenges for Alaska's New Parklands Joan E. Gidlund Alaskans Are Americans Too Terry McWilliams NPCA Report The Latest Word
April Vol 55 No 4	Cover: Yosemite Falls David Muench Special Issue: 1980 Annual Report Commentary: Milestone 1980 Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Yosemite Backcountry Jim Jubak NPCA 1980 Annual Report Who Are NPCA's Members? 1980: A Banner Year for NPCA Programs NPCA Report Bookshelf Feedback The Latest Word
May Vol 55 No 5	Cover: Grizzly Budd Titlow Special Issue: Parks Travel Commentary: Parks Challenges Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Where Have All the Bears Gone? Budd & Debby Titlow The Lesser Known Parks Jim Jubak A Safe, Enjoyable Trip to the Parks Carol Dana National Park Campgrounds — 1981 Handy Tips for Park Trips A Strong Clean Air Act is Vital to the Parks Paul C. Pritchard NPCA Report The Latest Word
June Vol 55 No 6	Covers: Humpback whales James W. Greenough Commentary: NPCA Initiatives Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Olympic's Pompeii Earl Clark Jackson Hole: Oil Boom Haunts Scenic Area Sandy Marvinney Opinion: Is Sport Shooting a Responsibility of the National Park Service? Devereux Butcher Park Concessions & Concessioners Michael Frome Transfer of Former HCRS Programs Leads to NPS Reorganization Laura Beaty and Jim Jubak Alaska: Harboring the Humpback Whale James W. Greenough NPCA Report Bookshelf The Latest Word
July-August Vol 55 No 7-8	Cover: Grand Canyon magic Martin Litton Commentary: Watt and the Parks Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Mount Rainier's Alpine Gardens Kenneth A. Drew The Return of the Wolf Bill Schneider Running on Empty: The Land and Water Conservation Fund at Zero Meg Maguire Dam is Killing the Grand Canyon John Roberts Gateway: "First Park for the People" M. F. Vernon The California Desert Plan Russell D. Butcher NPCA Report Bookshelf Feedback The Latest Word
September-October Vol 55 No 9-10	Front Cover: Mug House, Mesa Verde National Park David Muench Back Cover: "The Al American Man," Canyonlands David Muench Commentary: The Wilderness of Polls Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally The Anasazi of Mesa Verde Ruth Armstrong Rock Art in the Southwest: A portfolio Eugenia Horstman Connally Mesa Verde: A World Heritage Russell E. Dickenson Prehistoric Legacy Mark Michel The Greying of the National Parks Terri Martin Only Teamwork Can Save the Yellowstone Grizzly Jim Jubak Politics & The Parks Michael Frome Yorktown Bicentennial Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Bookshelf The Latest Word
November-December Vol 55 No 11-12	Cover: Long's Peak and Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park Ed Cooper Commentary: The Vortex Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally A Yankee Naturalist on the Gulf Coast E.J. Kanze III The National Parks: A Plan for the Future Michael Frome Return of the River Otter Klasina VanderWerf At Home on the Range Jean Hocker Budget Blues Kirsten Engel and Jim Jubak NPCA Report Feedback Bookshelf The Latest Word Index to National Parks, Vol. 55, 1981
1982
January-February Vol 56 No 1-2	Front Cover: Grand Prismatic Spring ©Barrie Rokeach Back Cover: Mammoth Hot Springs ©Michael S. Sample Commentary: The Elements of Our Parks Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally The Santa Monicas Anthony C. Beilenson The Slash of '82 Bill Lienesch Columbia Gorge: Great Gateway to the Pacific Dean S. Smith Yellowstone: The Incredible Shrinking Wilderness Bill Schneider Yellowstone Portfolio NPCA Report Feedback Bookshelf The Latest Word
March-April Vol 56 No 3-4	Cover: Everglades sunrise Budd & Debby Titlow Commentary: The State of our Parks Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Running the New Eugenia Horstman Connally The New River — One of the Oldest Protecting the New River Gorge Marjorie Corbett Treasures of the Deep Mary Maruca Bad Land and Wind Songs Greg Breining Buffaloed at Badlands Barbara Pettinga and Tom Coffield Park Service Morale: Toeing the Line Owen Hoffman Everglades Portfolio Budd and Debby Titlow NPCA Report Feedback Bookshelf The Latest Word
May-June Vol 56 No 5-6	Covers: Alaska closeup Steven C. Kaufman Commentary: Bedrock Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally NPCA Annual Report — 1981 Special Section: The National Parks of Alaska Sitka — Russian Outpost in Alaska Raisa Scriabine Our Lasting Frontier: Traveling to the National Parks of Alaska Nancy Simmerman Alaskan Wildlife Portfolio Alaska Land Scramble Michele Strutin Walking Lightly Sam Curtis Park Tips NPCA Report Feedback Bookshelf The Latest Word
July-August Vol 56 No 7-8	Front Cover: Vista at Sand Point Lake J. Arnold Bolz Back Cover: Nesting loon Leonard Lee Rue III Commentary: The Invisible Touch Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally A Home of Her Own Elizabeth B. Goodman Acid Rain: The Water That Kills Phillip Burton Agate Fossil Beds: A Page From the Past William D. Murphy The Voyageurs Jigsaw Dennis Johnson Greenline Parks Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Bookshelf Feedback The Latest Word
September-October Vol 56 No 9-10	Cover: Delicate Arch Gordon Anderson Commentary: Sunset for the Southwest Parks Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Special Issue: Slickrock Country Journeying into the Fold Larry Rice Ringtails Richard G. Van Gelder The Angel No One Sees F.A. Barnes The Desert Bighorns Laura Loomis Watt's Wrong with the NPS Michael Frome Utah's National Parks: State of Siege Russell D. Butcher Slickrock Sculpture Sam Curtis NPCA Report Bookshelf Feedback The Latest Word
November-December Vol 56 No 11-12	Covers: Cross-country skiing in Yosemite National Park David Madison (front), Jason Rubinsteen (back) Commentary: Insularization of the National Parks Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally UNESCO's World Heritage Program David Douglas Gator Hunt Connie Toops Water: The Pulse of the Glades Juanita Greene Ski Touring in the Parks Anne Riesberg Season of the Eagle Wendy Wheeler Freeman Tilden's Legacy Michele Strutin NPCA Report Bookshelf Feedback The Latest Word Index to National Parks, Volume 56, 1982
1983
January-February Vol 57 No 1-2	Front Cover: Mauna Ulu eruption of Kilauea U.S.G.S. Back Cover: HVO researchers Boone Morrison Commentary: Danger Ahead Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Bookshelf Soloing a Volcano Melinda Allan Monitoring Hawaii's Volcanoes Fred Gebhart Privatization and the National Parks Henry Jackson Mono Lake's Vanishing Act Meredith Wiltsie Exotics in the Parks Susan Bratton Volunteers in the Parks Marjorie Corbett Breathing New Life Into the Clean Air Act Susan Martell Buffone NPCA Report The Latest Word
March-April Vol 57 No 3-4	Front Cover: Miner's Delight cabin Jack E. Boucher, HABS Back Cover: The Eldredge Johnson House Jack E. Boucher, HABS Commentary: Our Cultural Parks Mary C. Carroll Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Bookshelf Special Issue: Our Cultural Resources Visible Symbols of an Invisible Past Robin W. Winks The Past Beneath Our Feet Stephen R. Potter The Historic American Buildings Survey Laura Beaty Tracking Ancient Patterns at Chaco Michel Strutin Wildlife as Part of the Historic Scene Thomas W. Lucke Preserving Olmsted's Legacy Mary Maruca New River's Sleeping Ghosts Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report The Latest Word
May-June Vol 57 No 5-6	Front Cover: Masai giraffe Eugenia Horstman Connally Back Cover: Waterbuck Eugenia Horstman Connally Commentary: Rededication Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Bookshelf NPCA Annual Report Special Section: National Parks Around the World Park Interpretation: A World View Kathleen Shea Abrams Parks & Sustainable Development Napier Shelter World Parks Michael Frome Sagarmatha: Jewel in the Lotus Gordon Grant Wildlife Parks in Kenya Eugenia Horstman Connally Planning Your Trip Abroad Bed & Breakfast Dennis Brezina Photo Tips NPCA Report The Latest Word
July-August Vol 57 No 7-8	Front Cover: Mountain lion Leonard Lee Rue III Back Cover: Alaska brown bear cub Steven C. Kaufman Commentary: Independence Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Photo Tips Leonard Lee Rue III Bookshelf Special Section: Wildlife in the National Parks Bats to Bighorns, Salamanders to Sea Turtles Candace Garry Wildlife Management in the National Parks: An Historical Perspective Roland H. Wauer & William R. Supernaugh Wildlife Survivors Portfolio Endangered Species: The Illusion of Stewardship Michael J. Bean Fish Watching in Yellowstone John D. Varley & Paul Schullery Alaskan Senators: Gunning For the Alaskan Lands Act Michele Strutin Alaskan Grand Slam Steven C. Kaufman The Chattahoochee Conundrum Ken Englade Grassroots Guardians of the Parks Jim Welsh In Memory of Phillip Burton Joan Moody NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
September-October Vol 57 No 9-10	Front Cover: Black bar soldier fish, Virgin Islands David Doubilet Back Cover: Clownfish and sea anemone, War in the Pacific National Historical Park Anne F. Maben Commentary: Forgotten Places Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Photo Tips David Doubilet Wheeling and Dealing Our Public Land Assets Bernard Shanks Special Section: Marine Reserves Territories on the Ocean Frontier Dennis Johnson St. John: Best of the Virgin Islands Fred Gebhart Cultural Ambassadors in Virgin Islands National Park Susan Vreeland Keeping Council Horace M. Albright New Directions Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
November-December Vol 57 No 11-12	Front Cover: Colorado River in the Grand Canyon John Blaustein Back Cover: Seven-foot Falls on the Chattooga River Slim Ray Commentary: The Parks are Central Gilbert F. Stucker Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Photo Tips John Blaustein Special Issue: Wild & Scenic Rivers Boatwoman on the Colorado Mitzi Chandler The Yampa — White Water and Ancient Rock Joseph Sternberg For the Love of Rivers Michael Frome Riding the Current: Our Wild and Scenic Rivers System Verne Huser How to Select a River Outfitter Verne Huser Clean River Camping Steven Shephard NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word Index to National Parks, Volume 57, 1983
1984
January-February Vol 58 No 1-2	Front Cover: "Our National Parks" Susan Davis Back Cover: Detail from "Our National Parks" Susan Davis Commentary: Insularization of the National Park Stephen M. McPherson Editor's Note Eugenia Horstman Connally Members Corner Feedback Photo Tips Ed Cooper Special Issue: Wilderness Portraits of Wilderness Bernhard J. Suess Howard Zahniser, Father of the Wilderness Act Edward Zahniser Signatures in Snow Guy Anderson, Jr. Great Smokies: New Hope for an Old Dream Marjorie Corbett A Walk in the Forest Primeval Eileen Lambert Promised Land Michael Frome NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
March-April Vol 58 No 3-4	Cover: Acadia National Park Ed Cooper Commentary: Tests of Greatness Paul C. Pritchard Editors' Note Marjorie Corbett Feedback Bookshelf Members Corner Photo Tips Steven Kaufman Inhabitants of the Heath Sharon K. Sneddon Plant Walks in the National Parks Deirdre A. McNulty ORRRC II: The Future of Outdoor Recreation Henry L. Diamond The Snag in Park Trapping Jim Moody In the Land of Hiawatha: Backpacking Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Larry Rice Interior: Behind the Bureaucracy William C. Lienesch NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
May-June Vol 58 No 5-6	Cover: Statue of Liberty National Monument Peter B. Kaplan Commentary: Tapping New Leadership for Our Parks Paul C. Pritchard Editors' Note Marjorie Corbett Feedback Photo Tips Michael S. Sample Members Corner The Lady Lives Peter B. Kaplan NPCA 1983 Annual Report Coming of Age: The Bureau of Land Management Nathaniel P. Reed Guardians of the Inner Canyons Joseph Bauman Utah Discovery Quiet Parks Revisited Michael Frome Passport to the Parks NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
July-August Vol 58 No 7-8	Cover: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Tom Bean Commentary: The Life of the Rivers Paul C. Pritchard Editors' Note Marjorie Corbett Members Corner Feedback Ansel Adams: 1902-1984, Visions on the Frontiers of Photography Kimber Craine Dams: A Change of Course Brent Blackwelder Conservation Through Consensus Barry M. Goldwater A Tour Through Bayou Barataria David R. Young Inside Passage Carol J. Spears Contested Waters Kim Heacox Securing the Grizzly's Small Portion Paul Schullery The Road Less Traveled Eric Seaborg NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
September-October Vol 58 No 9-10	Cover: Grand Teton National Park Ed Cooper Commentary: The New Parklands Paul C. Pritchard Editors' Notes Michele Strutin Feedback Members Corner Photo Tips Jonathan A. Meyers Public TV's Frontline Attack on the Park Service Ed Wesely Crackdown on Shard Thieves Scott S. Warren Discovery Among the Ruins Deirdre McNulty The National Park Trust: Private Help for Public Land Robert Pierce The People and the Pinelands Jim Jubak Partnerships for Protection Michael S. Batcher Great Sand Dunes Tom Edwards The Elk Hunt Goes on at Grand Teton Pinckney Wood The 1984 Election: Environmental Choices NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word
November-December Vol 58 No 11-12	Cover: Big Bend National Park Ed Cooper Commentary: NPCA's Dreams at 65 Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Members Corner Feedback Photo Tips Jack E. Boucher In Celebration of the Smokies To Let: Buildings With a Past Mary Maruca Playgrounds or Preserves: Park Tourism as Big Business Michael Frome Redwood Renaissance Russell D. Butcher Big Bend: Where Mountains Seam the Sky Helen Moss Snow Bound Kimber Craine NPCA Report Classifieds The Latest Word Index to National Parks, Vol. 58, 1984
1985
January-February Vol 59 No 1-2	Cover: Yosemite National Park David Muench Commentary: A Delicate Balance Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word Field Studies Judith Freeman Ascent of the Peregrine Justin Lowe Pushing the Limits Laura Loomis Proceed at Your Own Risk Roderick Nash Stranded on Yosemite's Big Wall Doug Robinson Search & Rescue Connie Toops NPCA Report Images: A Conversation with Photographer David Muench Marjorie Corbett Classifieds Members Corner Park Portfolio: Hawaii Volcanoes
March-April Vol 59 No 3-4	Cover: Tallgrass Prairie David Muench Commentary: The Acid Hazard: Time for Action Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word The Wild and the Placed Deirdre McNulty Ruined History Justin Lowe Acid Rain Henry A. Waxman Tending Alaska's Outposts Dave Mihalic To Make a Prairie Carter Revard Shaping a Tallgrass Sanctuary Robert Pierce Llamas: a Photographic Essay Images: Tom Bean: Focus on Alaska Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Classifieds Members Corner Park Portfolio: Florida's Everglades
May-June Vol 59 No 5-6	Cover: Golden Eagle W. Perry Conway Commentary: 1984 in Retrospect Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word A Guide to Summer in the Parks Sallie Jo Connell Two Wheels and an Open Road Gene Coling This Bike Can Go Anywhere Amy Meyer Illuminating Yellowstone Judith Freeman A Fierce Spirit Paul Schullery Journey to the Underworld Jim Glover NPCA 1984 Annual Report Images NPCA Report Members Corner Park Portfolio: Springtime in Denali
July-August Vol 59 No 7-8	Cover: Banff National Park Ed Cooper Commentary: The Right Stuff Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word Vacances au Nord/Northern Holiday Michele Strutin Portals of the San Antonio Missions Judith Freeman Erasing Man's Mark in the Everglades Bob Graham South Florida's Land Puzzle Robert Pierce Panthers at the Vanishing Point Juanita Greene Bordering on the Magnificent Barry Sadler Images: Cold Shots Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Classifieds Members Corner Park Portfolio: The Channel Islands
September-October Vol 59 No 9-10	Cover: Canyon de Chelly National Monument David Muench Commentary: A Vision for the Parks Paul C. Prichard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word A Conversation with Interior Secretary Donald Hodel Best Birding the the Parks Roland H. Wauer Native Americans Craig Bates Bird Talk Roland H. Wauer The Act of Self-Awareness Robin Winks and Barry Mackintosh Horace Albright Remembers the Origins Horace Albright interview with Robert Cahn Images: Native Americans Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Classifieds Members Corner Park Portfolio: Acadia
November-December Vol 59 No 11-12	Cover: Grand Teton National Park David Muench Commentary: Considering the Off-Season Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word Rustic Lodgins in a Grand Style Judith Freeman Yellowstone Unbound Bob Anderson Winter Playgrounds Steven C. Whitney Demise of the Ancient Mariners Michel Strutin Gauging the Snowpack in the High Sierra Gordon Wiltsie Images: George H. H. Huey Marjorie Corbett Alaska Sustained: The Alaska Lands Act Five Years Later Deirdre McNulty Members Corner NPCA Report Classifieds Index to National Parks, Vol. 59, 1985 Park Portfolio: Gettysburg
1986
January-February Vol 60 No 1-2	Cover: Ocelots Jeff Foott Commentary: Canary in the Mine Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word Finding a Park Job for the Summer Kirsten Bevinetto Library of the Wild William Penn Mott, Jr. The Parks as Genetic Islands Judith Freeman Building the Ranger Mystique Horace Albright interview with Robert Cahn Search for a Wild River Verne Huser Images: Linda & Robert Mitchell Marjorie Corbett Members Corner NPCA Report Classifieds Park Portfolio: Winter in Bryce Canyon
March-April Vol 60 No 3-4	Cover: Vietnam Memorial at night Carolou Marquet Commentary: Pruning the Federal Budget Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin Feedback The Latest Word Prize-winning Books on Parks James Murfin Vento Takes Charge Airborne Views Kathryn Kahler Reflections of a War James Carman Parkland Follies Stephen Kemp and Rosalyn Schanzer A Pox on Pests Members Corner Images: Ron Sanford Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Classifieds Park Portfolio: Death Valley
May-June Vol 60 No 5-6	Cover: Riding the Colorado River John Blaustein/Woodfin Camp Commentary: New Tools, Old Goals Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin The Latest Word Feedback Quest for the Best David Simon 'To Wake My Neighbors' Michael Frome Unfair Game Gary Sabbag First Conquest of the Colorado David Lavender NPS Presents... Justin Lowe Special Section: NPCA Annual Report 1985 Cashing in on the Colorado Charles Bowden Images Members Corner NPCA Report Park Portfolio: Saguaro National Monument
July-August Vol 60 No 7-8	Cover: Grey wolf Jess R. Lee Commentary: Young at Seventy Paul C. Pritchard Editor's Note Michele Strutin The Latest Word Feedback Park Service Policy: the Cutting Edge Stamp Collecting James Murfin Celebrating Liberty Peter B. Kaplan Ellis Island Robert Cahn Return of the Native Christopher Cauble Members Corner Images NPCA Report Park Portfolio: Crater Lake
September-October Vol 60 No 9-10	Cover: Bristlecone Pine David Muench Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Commitment Begins at Home Paul C. Pritchard The Latest Word Feedback Moldering Ruins Hugh C. Miller Access for Disabled Opens Parks for All Living Fossils of Devils Hole Deirdre McNulty Sage & Solitude: The Great Basin Michele Strutin Ghost Stories James Carman Images: Mike Wilson Marjorie Corbett Members Corner NPCA Report Classifieds Park Portfolio: Blue Ridge Parkway
November-December Vol 60 No 11-12	Cover: Appalachian Trail Michael Warren Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Volunteers vs. Professionals in the Parks Paul C. Pritchard The Latest Word Feedback The Perfect Working Vacation Marjorie Corbett Making a List, Checking It Twice David Simon Unearthing Little Bighorn's Secrets Jim Robbins Trail Blazers Charles Sloan Trash Bashing on the Buffalo Connie Toops Members Corner Images: Michael Warren Marjorie Corbett NPCA Report Classifieds Index to National Parks, Vol. 65, 1986 Park Portfolio: Grand Teton
1987
January-February Vol 61 No 1-2	Cover: Sierra High Route at Sequoia National Park Doug Robinson Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: The Albert Schweitzer Prize Paul C. Pritchard The Latest Word Feedback Investing in Parks Dave Durenburger Ski the Backcountry Kathy Sferra Haute Skiing Doug Robinson Caribbean Landing Point Roland H. Wauer Born of Fire William Tweed A Mountainous Appetite Janis Burger Images: Linda Waidhofer Marjorie Corbett Members Corner NPCA Report Classifieds Park Portfolio: Haleakala National Park
March-April Vol 61 No 3-4	Cover: The United States Constitution Brian Smale Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: National Parks and the Constitution Paul C. Pritchard The Latest Word Feedback Creating a More Perfect Union Warren E. Burger Celebrating on Common Soil Philadelphia: the City that Gave Us a Nation Anthony Green The Last Working Horses Clive Carnie Gallery NPCA Report Classifieds Members Corner State of the Parks: Takeover at the Park Service Robert Cahn Park Portfolio: Shenandoah
May-June Vol 61 No 5-6	Cover: Mount Rainier David Muench Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Horace Albright: 1890-1987 Stephen Mather McPherson The Latest Word Feedback Americans Outdoors Paul C. Pritchard Travelers' Respite Ted Stroll End of the Old-Growth Canopy Liza Tuttle Lavaland Patricia Guthrie Disputed Territory Robert and Patricia Cahn Members Corner NPCA Report Classifieds Gallery Park Portfolio: Olympic National Park
July-August Vol 61 No 7-8	Cover: Northern elephant seals Frank S. Balthis Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Clean Air Should Start in the Parks Paul C. Pritchard The Latest Word Feedback Clean Air: Congress Must Get Tough George Mitchell It's Festival Time! Liza Tuttle Balancing Act at Point Reyes Karen Evans Trivia Trek Terry Kilpatrick and Spyder Webb Special Section: NPCA Annual Report 1986 Violating History Jim Robbins State of the Parks: Taking a Count of Threats Robert Cahn NPCA Report Gallery Classifieds Members Corner Horace M. Albright: In Memoriam
September-October Vol 61 No 9-10	Cover: Victoria Falls Erwin & Peggy Bauer Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Another Country, Another World Paul C. Pritchard The Latest Word Feedback Training Your Eye George Miller International Parks International Defense Harold Eidsvik China: Panda Outposts Gary Machlis and Kenneth Johnson West Germany: Green Devolution the Editors Costa Rica: Coast of Riches Patricia and Robert Cahn Kenya: Rhythms of Survival William Eddy Japan: Landscape of the Mind Brien Culhane and Liza Tuttle Global Flora Lito Tejada-Flores and Linde Waidhofer Missing Pieces Frances H. Kennedy Members Corner NPCA Report Gallery Classifieds Park Portfolio: Scotty's Castle
November-December Vol 61 No 11-12	Cover: Musk-oxen in the Arctic Refuge Steven C. Kaufman Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: The Four-Percent Solution Paul C. Pritchard NPCA Report Staking Out the Last Frontier Morris Udall On the Edge of the Arctic Duncan Frazier Patrolling the Park Beat Lucinda Peach On Location James Carman 'Tis the Season Ted Stroll and Liza Tuttle Gallery Classifieds Members Corner Index to National Parks, Vol. 61, 1987 Park Portfolio: Mount Rainier
1988
January-February Vol 62 No 1-2	Cover: Tallgrass Prairie Elaine Shea Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: NPCA's Blueprints for the Future of the Parks Paul C. Pritchard Feedback NPCA Report You Always Hurt the One You Love Michael Frome Proposed Parks: A New Generation Sentimental Journey Liza Tuttle Taking Action Laura Loomis Gallery Members Corner Park Portfolio: Grand Canyon State of the Parks: Separate Status for the Park Service Howard Chapman
March-April Vol 62 No 3-4	Cover: Broadloom arm at Watkins Mill State Historic Site Jet Lowe/HABS Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: The Runt of the Park Service Paul C. Pritchard Feedback NPCA Report Crying Wolf at Yellowstone Wayne Owens Parks in the Next Century Going into the Rock Joseph Bauman, Jr. Lyme Disease Edward Bruske Campus in the Wild John Kenney Gallery Members Corner Classified Park Portfolio: Great Smoky Mountains State of the Parks: Guarding the Parkland Fund William Lienesch
May-June Vol 62 No 5-6	Cover: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Al Read Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Almost Like Being There Paul C. Pritchard Feedback NPCA Report Restricted Vision Harry Reid Terra Cognita Terry Kilpatrick Climbing Blind Doug Stewart Heightened Adventure Liza Tuttle Park Publications Catalogue Gallery Classifieds NPCA Annual Report 1988 Park Portfolio: Alcatraz Island
July-August Vol 62 No 7-8	Cover: Olympic National Park, Washington Pat O'Hara Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Whittling Away Paul C. Pritchard Feedback NPCA Report Battling Over Manassas Jody Powell The Blighted Chestnut Stephen Nash Mystery of the Breathing Cavern Laurence Parent Day at the Beach Connie Toops New Parks: New Promise Classifieds
September-October Vol 62 No 9-10	Cover: Firehole Basin, Yellowstone NP Erwin & Peggy Bauer Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Movement or Mainstream Paul C. Pritchard Feedback NPCA Report War and Peace Gary Machlis Religious Group Finds, and Compromises, Paradise Jim Robbins New Zealand Parks Patricia and Robert Cahn Arkansas Hot Springs Revival Kay Danielson Best Park Projects Judith Freeman Classifieds Members Corner Gallery Park Portfolio: Civil War Parks State of the Parks: Parks and People: A Natural Relationship Kathy Sferra
November-December Vol 62 No 11-12	Cover: Round Island, Alaska Jeff Foott Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Era of Challenge Paul C. Pritchard Feedback NPCA Report The Soviet Park Experiment Vladislav A. Gorokhov and Svetlana S. Vishnevskaya Beringia: a Common Border William Brown A Living Bridge Leslie Starr Hart The Long, Hot Summer Michael Milstein Walrus Christopher Baker Camping in the Cold John Kenney Gallery Park Publications Catalogue Members Corner Classifieds Index to National Parks, Vol. 62, 1988 State of the Parks: Park Research: Assessing the Needs Brien Culhane Park Portfolio: Petrified Forest
1989
January-February Vol 63 No 1-2	Cover: Grizzly Jess Lee Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Guide for Transition Paul C. Pritchard Letters NPCA News Forum: National Parks: Year 2000 William Penn Mott, Jr. The Wolves of Isle Royale Stephen Nash Lighthawk Daniel Wood Man in Space Edward Bruske Access: Signs of Life: Tracking Wildlife in the National Parks Anne-Marie Praetzel Notices Reviews: Blurring the Boundaries Classifieds Portfolio: National Seashores
March-April Vol 63 No 3-4	Cover: Great Falls Park Don Watkins Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Realms of Influence Paul C. Pritchard Letters NPCA News Forum: Yellowstone: After the Smoke Clears Robert Barbee and Paul Schullery A Time for Every Purpose Into the Breach Terry Kilpatrick Portraits of the Microcosm Kerry Givens and Kathy Sferra Exporting Park Know-How Dennis Drabelle Access: Ride the Rivers Connie Toops Notices Reviews: Park Art on Tour Classifieds Portfolio: Lassen Volcanic
May-June Vol 63 No 5-6	Cover: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument George H. H. Huey Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Information Gap Paul C. Pritchard Letters NPCA News Forum: The Scientific Method John C. Gordon The Quiet Kill Michael Milstein NPCA's Seven Decades Flowers in the Wild Michele Strutin Parks in Bloom Anne-Marie Praetzel Access: Good Times: The Summer of '89 Martha Cronin Reviews: Parting Words Notices Classifieds Portfolio: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
July-August Vol 63 No 7-8	Cover: Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado Willard Clay Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Sign of the Times Paul C. Pritchard Letters NPCA News Forum: Turning Down the Heat Claudine Schneider Grave Waters John Kenney A Question of Degree Jake Page The Regeneration Gap Jim Erickson Wilderness Michael Frome Reviews: Story Behind the Fires Notices Classifieds Portfolio: The Sculpturing of Zion
September-October Vol 63 No 9-10	Cover: Canyonlands National Park, Utah Jeff Gnass Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: Setting the Tone Paul C. Pritchard Letters NPCA News Special Report: Interior Sub Rosa John Kenney Forum: Open Leter to President Bush Paul C. Pritchard Pushy Wildlife James Lazell, Jr. The Importance of Being Nothing Charles Bowden and Jack Dykinga The American Canvas Lynne Bertrand Access: Spirits in Stone Tim Browning Notices: Using Nature As a Model Diana Hunter Reviews: Owls, Hawks & Eagles Classifieds Portfolio: Monarchs of the Mist
November-December Vol 63 No 11-12	Cover: Petrified Forest National Park Fred Hirschmann/Nature's Design Editor's Note Michele Strutin Commentary: March for Parks Paul C. Pritchard Letters NPCA News Forum: Open Roads Edward T. McMahon The Birth of Dinosaurs Stephen Nash Yellowstone Grizzlies: The New Breed Paul Schullery Where the Sidewalk Ends Andrew Lachman Access: At City's Edge Liza Tuttle Park Books Catalogue Reviews: Return of the Rails Notices Classifieds Index to National Parks, Volume 63, 1989 Portfolio: LBJ Ranch: Heart's Home

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