The link is <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/07/opinion/07THU4.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/07/opinion/07THU4.html</A>. I think subscription to NYT online is free, but you can check on the website. August 7, 2003 Keeping a Lost World Alive: A Last Remnant of Iowa's Tallgrass Prairie By VERLYN KLINKENBORG Erin E. Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] www.iowa.sierraclub.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp