Editor's Note
"In this newsletter, we discuss the complex issue of Biodiversity, highlighting some current research into an often misunderstood subject which is at the heart of tensions over grazing in the West."

Contents:

• "Holy Cow! Biodiversity on Ranches, Developments, and Protected Areas in the 'New West'" -Jeremy D. Maestas, Richard L. Knight, and Wendell C. Gilgert
• "First Annual Clarence Burch Award to Honor Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Research Project"
• "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
• "A New Environmentalism (Part 2)" -Courtney White
• "Biodiversity: More Than a Numbers Game" -Laura F. Huenneke
• "Profile of Good Stewardship: The Gray Ranch: A Biodiversity Success Story"
• "Ranching for Biodiversity" -Tony Malmberg
• "Monitoring Progress on Comanche Creek"