Like all presidential candidates, Gore, Bush and Nader avow support for clean air, pure water, healthy forests. But if you want to hear the details, you'll have to wait. by Matt Rasmussen

• Sequoia Sellout? The biggest trees in the world now have a national monument of their own. by Jane Braxton Little
• Drawing Fire. Critics say a $12 billion Clinton administration plan to reduce the wildfire hazard on 20 million acres of federal forest over the next fifteen years is unnecessary, won’t work and could be a boon to the timber industry. by Keith Easthouse
• A Rough Stretch of Trail. How a staid New England hiking club turned itself into an activist environmental group—and ruffled feathers in the process. by David Dobbs

A new generation of activists isn't interested in compromise. by Cheri Brooks

• The Once (and future?) California Grizzly. The grizzly was lord of the Golden State—until Spaniards and Americans arrived. Can the golden bear rise again? by Keith Easthouse
• Showdown over Roads. The U.S. Forest Service will soon release its final plan for protecting reamining national forest roadless areas. Will it match Clinton’s rhetoric? by Matt Rasmussen
• Keeping Track. Wolves may soon return to the New England woods. A Vermont woman is helping make sure they’ll feel welcome. by Rick Bass

The inferno that hit Los Alamos may be the start of a frightening new era of wildfires in the West. by Keith Easthouse

• Old Growth: It’s not just a western thing. Researchers are discovering that the eastern states harbor a surprising mix and quantity of ancient trees. by Chris Bolgiano
• Solutions. The nation, at last, may save its wild, roadless places. by Rick Bass
• A Golden Victory. For the first time, conservationists have stymied a multinational firm in tis quest to open a major mine on public lands. Their story may change the face of American mining. by Matt Rasmussen

Ten years ago, the U.S. Forest Service opened the floodgates for off-road vehicles. The backcountry hasn't been the same since. by Keith Easthouse

• What’s in a Name? The business of deciding which name goes with which natural feature is more complicated—and controversial—than you might expect. by Matt Rasmussen
• Logging the Dreamtime. Co-existing with a notorious mill isn’t easy. by Chinle Miller
• River of No Peace. Under pressure from commercial outfitters, the U.S. Forest Service is not likely to reduce access to the popular—some would say overused—Salmon River. by Stephen Stuebner

President Clinton wants to protect 50 million acres of national forest in a natural state. Will he succeed, and what will it mean for his quest to secure an environmental legacy? by Forest Magazine Staff

• Desert Dealings. The most expensive land exchange in federal history may line the pockets of Arizona land brokers with tens of millions of dollars. by Matt Rasmussen
• Wildlife Sleuths. A crack team of federal scientists is stopping purveyors of products made from the body parts of rare species. by Keith Easthouse
• Sold Down the River. The Endangered Species Act is industry's biggest fear, right? Not when it comes to saving Washington state's salmon. by Tim McNulty