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June/July 2009, vol. 47 no. 4
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	Action Report How National Wildlife Federation Is Making a Difference

	Green Consumer Ten Ways to Save Energy and Money, Too By Gabrielle Redford

	Natural Inquiries The Case of the Missing Hare By Les Line

	Backyard Habitat Create a Dog-Friendly Wildlife Garden By Doreen Cubie

	About This Issue Making the Outdoors a Family Destination By Mark Wexler, Editorial Director

	NWF View Energy Reform: It’s Time to Work Together By Larry J. Schweiger, President and Chief Executive Officer

	This Month on the Internet

	Book Review Elephant Reflections —web exclusive

	Book Review A Weed by Any Other Name —web exclusive

	I’d Know That Face Anywhere

	For Orcas, an Old Mom Is a Good Mom

	Black Wolves’ Color Traced to Dogs

	Feather Files: Wisdom of the Ages

The Buzz on Native Pollinators
By Laura Tangley
As European honeybees decline, indigenous bees and other pollinating animals can provide a backup—with a little help from their human friends

Unlikely Partners in the Sea
By Jessica Snyder Sachs
Narwhals, among the Arctic mammals most threatened by global warming, may help scientists track temperature changes in otherwise inaccessible ocean depths

Tiny Terror of the Skies
By Tom Dickson
The northern pygmy-owl is among the smallest of North America’s owls, but until recently much of its life was a big mystery

Happily Chasing the Blues
By Lindsey Truitt
In the Florida Keys, a family connects with nature while searching for a tiny butterfly in its sole remaining habitat