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It is hard to believe that the Southwest's tumbledown forests once fit Edward Beale's idyllic description, but they did.

Of all the questions confronting restoration forestry's proponents this one is the most difficult to answer.

"Almost anything" is the quick answer to the question.

It has been a god-awful fire season in the Southwest. Just ask Bob Hennkens.

The skies have cleared over northern Arizona and New Mexico, marking the end of the worst Southwest forest fire season in anyone's memory.

The immediate causes of the Southwest's wildfires vary: lightning strikes, careless campers and arson. But there are underlying factors- reasons why these fires are so large and so much more ferocious than any for which evidence exists in natural history-that add up to real problems for communities, firefighters and the nation.

The Southwest's timber industry is long gone, a victim of its near total dependence on national forest timber sale programs that were phased out in the 1990s.

Yes there are good forest fires. In fact, foresters often "prescribe" fire to dispose of accumulated debris, enrich the soil by speeding nutrient recycling or retard the growth of shrubs or grasses that would otherwise crowd out recently planted seedlings.

Time is running out for forests in the Southwest. Wildfires and insects are devouring them in a death-dance unlike anything anyone has ever seen: unlike anything for which scientists can find precedent in nature.

Yes, the West's wildfire situation can get worse. In fact, it will get worse, probably much worse.

Does the Past Provide Lessons for the Future?

In northern Arizona, along the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service is considering the unthinkable: logging in a National Park.

In this issue, we write about forests and forestry in the Northeast. To grasp the magnitude of this story, turn to the back page. There you will find a list of 183 contributors who helped fund this project.

The logging industry across northern New York State and New England has a long, rich and colorful history, backed by a mountain of tradition and popular folklore.

Indian forestry occupies a unique and often contradictory place in the history of tribal communities

For countless generations, the economic and spiritual well being of Indian people has been tied to the land, air, water and all things that walk, fly, swim or grow roots.

How else should a trustee manage a property held in trust other than as is obviously considered prudent for the management of his own property?

The Remarkable Recovery of Northeastern Forests

If we stop managing National Forests, they will decline and die, just as they've done at least 16 times since the last Ice Age.

Listening to the National Forest harvest debate from the sidelines, one might easily conclude not much has changed in the Forest Service over the last 25 years, but the agency and its mission are both very different than they were-even ten years ago.

An Interview with Top Industry Observers: Jim Bowyer and John Krantz

Softwood Resource Conditions and Management Implications

In the future, the West's federal forests will be cared for by two groups of service providers: garbage collectors and surgeons.

In this issue, we write about the still unfolding scandal in the Oregon State University College of Forestry. It is meticulously researched and, we hope a thoughtfully written assessment of the so-called "Donato controversy"-a lamentable if not inexcusable act orchestrated from the shadows by at least two OSU professors and one Forest Service scientist.

For thousands of years Salish and Pend d'Oreille people have been lighting fires in the Northern Rockies for the benefit of plant and animal communities.

The Forest Service and American Indian Tribes Working Together

Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?

Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?

The forest is in your hands, take care of it for the people," those are the words of my grandfather, Alfred Nolan Colegrove, Sr.

In January the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a call for proposals for development of a recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. It's about time.

Some visitors are fortunate to be invited to walk in tribal forests.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

How Can the Religious Freedom Needs of Native Americans be Accommodated

A World Leader in Sustainable Forest Management

After 400 years, forestry still drives the province's economy

Successful ITC Collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs

Nestled next to the Mission Range of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana, is the Flathead Indian Reservation

Building Forestry Partnerships For Prosperity

The Standoff Ends: Industry, First Nations and Environmentalists Make Peace. B.C. Embraces Innovative Results-based Forestry Program

Traditional Uses Of Forest Products Drive Management Philosophy

I'd recommend the Forest Products Lab to anyone. They do a marvelous job." Phil Archuletta

In this issue we write about the twin towers of human progress: knowledge and inspiration.

The United States is falling further and further behind in forest product research. Canada, Finland, Sweden and the European Economic Community are setting the global standard now.

Diverse land-use demands and landscapes influence Alberta's management approaches

Province takes a serious look at forest sustainability

Indeed, Indian Country has come a long way during this past century in terms of the evolution of the Indian firefighting force.

Omar Bradley stood up to talk about his holiday wishes in December 2003.

Tucked into the corrugated folds of far Southwest Oregon, the Siskiyou National Forest has been ground zero in the national forest policy wars for 25 years.