COVER STORY WRITTEN BY LYNDA V. MAPES PHOTOGRAPHED BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER AND SUBHANKAR BANERJEE
ON THE COVER: Hoping to witness the return of a mother polar bear and her cubs, Subhankar Banerjee, right, and Robert Thompson wait behind a snow blind in the Canning River delta of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

PLANT LIFE Green Dawns As spring unfolds, celebrate with the color of the season. ON FITNESS Videos On Review Readers make a run at yoga, cardio, Coreboards, dance and Pilates workouts. NOW & THEN Horses Out, Hardware In

TASTE Crazy For Canned Some new takes on that old standby, tuna. NORTHWEST LIVING Besotted With Pots Containers can help create a colorful garden for every season.

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