December 2005

A New Home for Old Wood

Saving Trees by Using Recycled Materials

New Uses for Old Wood
Using a finely aged barn beam to craft a cabinet adds unique character to your home and helps save forests.
by ED KNAPP

Reincarnated Trees
Meet the local man who can give your favorite fallen hard-wood tree a second life as a family heirloom.
by SUSAN DEGRANE

Speed Trap
Slow down for health. by BOB MCCRAY

Move Over, Erin Brockovich
A South suburban mom’s mission to prove pollution from a Blue Island refinery made her children ill.
by EILEEN FAVORITE & MARLA DONATO

Conserving a Way of Life
Private land conservation helps preserve natural areas, but proposed program changes could threaten its future.
by MARY BOLDAN

BackWords
Simplify Your Holidays With the Single Bulb Theory.
by CONNON BARCLAY