Outdoor recreation may become a bygone pastime in the face of global warming, changing scenery, high fuel costs and access fees. by Patricia Marshall

• A Change of Scenery
  By Jennie Lay

• Hazy Forecast
  By Jennifer Weeks

• Fee Demo Challenge
  By Patricia Marshall

Certified lumber is the new green standard for industry. Should the U.S. Forest Service follow suit? by Barbara Maynard

The sounds of silence are shattered by ORVs. by Ted Williams

• Inner Voice. Whistleblower dies. Bechtold joins FSEEE. Retardant redux.

• Out There: Reviving Ground Music. Saving quail, one grassland at a time. by Christine Heinrichs

• From the Publisher: Shady Dealings at Oak Flat. A copper deposit below an Arizona campground puts it at the center of a controversial land swap. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: Fee Demo, A Promising Program Falls Short. A former district ranger traces the evolution of pay-to-play. by Ed Becker

• Pulp: Avoidable Losses. John N. Maclean’s The Thirtymile Fireexamines fatalities on the fire line. by Tom Ribe

Diverse stakeholders with competing interests wrangle over the future of the Tongass National Forest. by Alice Tallmadge

• At the Table
  By Alice Tallmadge

• Tension in the Ranks
  By Alice Tallmadge

• By the Numbers
  By Alice Tallmadge

• Beyond Pulp
  By Kathie Durbin

• Doing the Right Thing
  By Alice Tallmadge

  Post-publication update:
  Tongass Wildlife Biologist Glen Ith Dies at 48

  
  

The landscape of the Swan Valley in Montana is changing as land gets sold for development. by Jennifer Savage

Forests act as a sink for atmospheric carbon, but can anyone profit from that? by Allen Best

• Inner Voice. Commercial tours nixed. Spotted owls declining.

• Out There: The Devil’s Staircase. The elusive Devil’s Staircase is worth the hunt. by Andy Stahl

• From the Publisher: The Fate of the Forest. The days of Tongass timber are over. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: The Problem with Making Nice. Collaboration isn't all it’s cracked up to be. by Erica Rosenberg

• Pulp: Report on the Range. In Western Turf Wars by Mike Hudak, land managers speak out about range use. by James Johnston

Shipping pallets, tire treads and boot soles have introduced new species to public lands, where they are displacing native plants at an alarming rate. by Patricia Marshall

• Weapons of Choice
  By Laura Paskus

• Fighting for Their Lives
  By Ron Wagner

• Fodder for Fire
  By Alice Tallmadge

Researchers explore the origins and effects of dust on western mountain peaks. by Allen Best

Logging and fire present obstacles to the fisher’s survival. by Jim Yuskavitch

• Inner Voice. Farming continues in recreation area. Plan puts spotted owl at risk.

• Out There: Message on a Tree Trunk. Images carved on aspen trees in California’s Tahoe National Forest evoke love and longing. by Kyle Dickman

• From the Publisher: The Fifth Threat. The fifth challenge for the U.S. Forest Service is…itself. by Andy Stahl

• Point of View: Identity Crisis. Char Miller says the U.S. Forest Service is a culture in transition.

• Pulp: Dust, Drought and Despair. The Worst Hard Time examines the causes and the legacy of the Dust Bowl. by Alice Tallmadge