TERRA INCOGNITA: Amid the Destruction of Record Hurricanes, A New Era Dawns for Gulf Coast Habitats. Even in his sleep, Bill Rivers hears the buzzing of a chain-saw. For Rivers - and many other Nature Conservancy stewards - working in the aftermath ofthe 2005 Atlantic storm season means days spent clearing felled trees that block access to preserves and could fuel wildfires. "The new normal is to carry a chainsaw wherever you go," says Becky Stowe, the Conservancy's director of stewardship in Mississippi. The "new normal" is also reflected in the altered landscape. "Everything that you're used to - every landmark and benchmark - is completely different," says Rivers, who works in Louisiana. With so much forest on the ground, even sunrise is differe
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