A non-Hollywood movie about global warming draws record crowds. Consumers make the connection between health and food, between war and high gas prices. Republicans and Democrats may finally agree: it’s the environment, people. by Mike Dunne

In Montana, tribes and the federal government have different goals for wilderness areas; achieving them requires cooperation. by PJ DelHomme

They’re young, they’re dirty and they’re having a great time working in—and for—the national forsests. by Patricia Marshall

Today’s fires are the crucible for tomorrow’s old-growth forests. by James Johnston

• Inner Voice. Tongass whistleblower interrogated. Commercial farmers lease public land in Tennessee. Goodbye, Forrest.

• Out There: Indiana’s Natural Wonder. he Hoosier National Forest in Indiana provides a welcome oasis in “The Crossroads of America.” by Kevin Howell

• From the Publisher: The Elections are Coming. If you make one trip this year, make it to the polls. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: Respecting Dissent. The Supreme Court may not require whistleblower protection, but the U.S. Forest Service should. by Jim Furnish

• Pulp: Where We Live. “Home Ground” offers a new look at familiar landscapes. by Alice Tallmadge

The plan to sell off 300,000 acres of national forests to fund federal payments to rural counties may not proceed, but public lands have always been vulnerable to political whims. Why short-term solutions to budget woes won't work in the long run. by Char Miller

Interstate 70 transformed western Colorado, but at a cost. by Allen Best

Border activities lead to a host of problems on the Coronado National Forest. by Rebecca Clarren

The ten-year federal effort to reintroduce wolves to central Idaho has been successful. Now the state takes over. by Jim Yuskavitch

• Inner Voice. Dismantling the National Forest Management Act. Tongass puts roads before timber sales.

• Out There: Public Land, Private Profit. Mount St. Helens National Monument may be open for business. by Roddy Scheer

• From the Publisher: Someone, Please, Do the Math. Money from forest sales won’t go far. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: Political Swings. A retired U.S. Forest Service hydrologist weighs in on morale in the agency. by Pete Bengeyfield

• Pulp: The Devil’s in the Details. The story of Howard Zahn’s life traces the beginning of the modern environmental movement. by Patricia Marshall

The Bush Administration is pushing to expedite oil and gas development on public lands, but the legacy left behind can be deadly. by Rebecca Clarren

People who love forests love to live near them, but how many residents does it take to alter the very things that draw them there? by Patricia Marshall

The desire to manipulate clouds so that they will release more water grows stronger following drought years. by Allen Best

The wide-open spaces of the great plains are a landscape of hope. by Candace Savage

• Your Public Land, Your Right to Know! The U.S. Forest Service wants to make its decisions behind closed doors.

• Inner Voice. FSEEE victorious in retardant lawsuit. Tests reveal live trees. Welcome, Marc Fink!

• Out There: Parrots of the Caribbean. Working to save the Puerto Rican parrot in the Caribbean National Forest. by Alan Mowbray

• From the Publisher: How the Chief Stole Christmas. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: Security for All. Representative Tom Udall questions whether emergency response systems will be able to respond adequately to wildfire.

• Pulp: Reconnecting with Nature. Good news for the holidays: Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods suggests that taking kids for a walk beats material gifts any day. by Tim Whitley

Scientists who are measuring the effects of rising temperatures on the boreal forests have little doubt that global warming is upon us. This previously resilient ecosystem is a barometer of the magnitude of change that is just beginning to be apparent in more temperate climates. by Valerie Brown

Should we disrupt the wilderness to restore the native fish? by PJ Delhomme

How appeals affect forest management. by Patricia Marshall

The fires of Yellowstone changed fire policy as we know it. by Rocky Barker

• Inner Voice. Wolves roam radio-free. Counting on catastrophe.

• Out There: Avalanche Highway. Traveling on Highway 550 in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains? Watch out for avalanches. by JT Thomas

• From the Publisher: Once Upon a Forest… The U.S. Forest Service likes to tell a good yarn. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: A Good Job for Some. Working in the woods is hard and dangerous work, but don’t sell it short. by Hal Hartzell

• Pulp: Crafting the Message. Randal O’Toole weighs in on George Bush’s Healthy Forests: Reframing the Environmental Debate by authors Jacqueline Vaughn and Hanna J. Cortner.