Winter 2008: Wildfire Debate; Green Enterprise; Backyard Wildlife

NRDC experts tackle many of the same issues covered in OnEarth by independent journalists. Here's a quick peek behind the headlines.

Wildfire Debate

As blazes erupted across the American West, Richard Manning was at work on his report from Montana for our current issue ("Our Trial by Fire," this issue). Meanwhile, NRDC experts were busy analyzing federal fire management. Their paper, Safe at Home: Making the Federal Fire Safety Budget Work for Communities, details how taxpayer dollars are spent (and misspent) in the name of fire protection, and how at-risk residents can help themselves: www.nrdc.org/land/forests/safe/contents.asp.

Green Enterprise

Corporate eco-makeover guru Joel Makower ("Selling Points," this issue) asserts that companies often don't know how to go green. NRDC works with a broad array of corporations, from professional sports teams ("Red Sox: Champions for the Planet," this issue) to construction companies (www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen), helping them to lighten their environmental footprints.

Backyard Wildlife

Amy Stewart turns her pesticide-free garden into a certified wildlife habitat for this issue's Living Green essay ("Get Wild in Your Garden," p.19). NRDC supports sustainable gardening and offers tips for making your yard a hospitable environment for bees -- a threatened yet vital pollinator: www.nrdc.org/wildlife/animals/bees.asp.