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• Spring 2008 •

Cover Story
The home of my family:
Ozette, the Makahs, and Doc Daugherty

by Tim Steury
photography by Zach Mazur

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Ozette is the cultural continuity. Makahs had lived in Ozette for 2,000 years and probably much longer. The village had been abandoned for only 60 years, and many Makahs still went there to fish and hunt. One elder called the exposure of the longhouses by the storm "a gift from the past."

Features
Through the garden gate by Cherie Winner illustrations by Kooch Campbell Invasive species--plants, animals, and microbes--have been estimated to cost American businesses and taxpayers at least $122 billion every year in damaged property, lost productivity, and control efforts. However, perhaps more costly in the long run is the damage done to natural communities.
Rogues Gallery
What you can do
A school in the woods by Hannelore Sudermann photography by Chris Anderson Many of the children who visit IslandWood have never been to the woods. Some are afraid to try new things, to walk in the woods at night, to touch a slug or pull apart a wild mushroom. Now, they're as much a part of the place as the wildlife.
Essay
Meditations on a strip mall by David Wang Why has architecture become an exercise in stage set building?
Panoramas
The orphan flower
Vanished places Silver Lake and The Tanglewood
Closing minds How layoffs can be bad for business
A new life for Winnie
Departments
Short subject Ode to a tea set
Sports Bernard Lagat comes home
In season A taste of history
Tracking
An interview with Johnnetta B. Cole— anthropologist, author, activist
Kathleen Sayce Keeping a heritage alive
Clarence A. (Bud) Ryan, 76 A scientist who catalyzed excellence

WEB EXCLUSIVES

The home of my family

Photographer Zach Mazur images the world of the Makahs.

Excavating Ozette 1967-1981

The excavation of the Ozette site on Washington's Olympic Peninsula lasted over a decade and formed a new village. Photos courtesy Paul Gleeson.

“Sparingly introduced in waste places”

by Cherie Winner

When researcher Dick Mack chose cheatgrass as a subject for study back in 1975, he didn't realize how significant a choice he was making. Since then, he's thoroughly explored the causes, consequences, and costs of our having this nasty little invader in our midst.

New Urbanism--
Resources for further reading

In an essay featured in this issue, David Wang decries New Urbanist town planning. But what exactly is this thing called "New Urbanism?" We knew you'd be curious, so here are a few suggestions for learning more.

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