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July/August 2005 issue	IN THIS ISSUE: Table of Contents Feature: The jade quest The Inside Story Editor's Notebook Reverberations Explorer À la carte Mosaic Re:Sources

Excavate the storied history of jade through the ages with Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy's The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade (Back Bay Books, 2003).

Chip away at the mining history in Stan Leaming and Rick Hudson's Jade Fever, Hunting the Stone of Heaven (Heritage House 2005) and dig into the B.C. jade trade by visiting Jade West.

Or search for your own stone of heaven using Fred and Charlotte Ward's illustrated rockhound's reference Jade (Gem Guides Book Company,2001)

For an artist's perspective, browse through Lyle Sopel's wildife work or Deobrah Wilson's abstract shapes and green peppers.

Visit the University of Manitoba's analysis of the urban wildlife and flood management in Wildwood where you will also find a long list of references for further reading and a few pictures including a couple of interesting archival photos of Wildwood during the flood of 1950.

Download this document, openspace.eca.ac.uk/conference/proceedings/PDF/Martin.pdf, for an academic comparison of Wildwood with two other similar North American communities in California and New Jersey.

Wildwood was inspired by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright's design for Radburn, New Jersey. Read how Radburn fits into the history of planned communities or get a more thorough overview of the town.

For a real guru's insight into urban planning, check out Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Vintage, 1992)

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Get acquainted with the Grouse family with Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse : A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of the World by Steve Madge, Phil McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan (Princeton University Press, 2002). Also see Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard (Univ of Nebraska, 1973)

Read up on everything-grouse from status reports, taxonomy, range maps and more at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's site where you'll find some photos and a gaggle of links.

Be witness to the spectacle of the mating display of the Gunnison and Greater Sage Grouse by scrolling down to the videos at western.edu/bio/young/gunnsg/gunnsg.htm. Or check out researcher Cameron Aldridge's webpage on sage-grouse in Alberta: www.ualberta.ca/~aldridge

Drop by the Ontario Inuit community where you'll find general information and a listing of Inuit organizations in the province.

Become familiar with some of the projects and events at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada's national Inuit organization where you can also read up on some of the environmental, health and socio-economic news and issues in the Inuit community.

Learn more about the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program at http://www.nstraining.ca/

Peruse the collections and exhibitions of prints and sculptures and meet the artists at the Inuit Art Centre in Gatineau, Quebec

For brief descriptions of some traditional Inuit games, go to www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/danielle_longhouse/keepers/games.htm or the 2002 Arctic Winter Games site. To see photos of the games being played drop by polarnet.ca/~netsilik/Exchange_Site/Inuit_games_night.html

Find more information about traditional Inuit arts and crafts

Visit Inuit NHL sensation, Jordin Tootoo's fan club web page

Compiled by Jodi DiMenna

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