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Changing Climate, Shifting Forests
What will changes in climate mean for iconic trees species?

The Continuing Saga of the American Chestnut
This once-dominate species is beginning a promising revival

The Trees that miss the Mammoths
The Historic Tree Program takes a step forward with America's Historic Tree Register

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A Call For Backyard Biodiversity
How we can reverse the decline of biodiversity from our own backyards

Weathering A Perfect Plague
Climate change, wildlife, and mountain pine beetles are a deadly combination for our forests

The Historic Nature of Trees
The Historic Tree Program takes a step forward with America's Historic Tree Register

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Surviving Wildfire
Communities are learning to live with the reality of wildfire
Thermal Biomass: Burning For Acceptance
The growing popularity - and practicality - of biomass energy
Congaree: Where The Trees are still tall
A journey through Congaree State Park, home to many Champion Trees

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The Recovering Forests of Econfina Creek
A Global ReLeaf project is thriving, 12 years after the fact
A Celebration of America's Wild Forests
A photo essay of Tim Palmer's newest masterpiece
Reinventing Infrastructure
Understanding the complex relationship between humanity and the environment.

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Dig It Coast To Coast
American Forests and Timberland launch a tour of treeplanting and music.
Ensuring A Timberland Legacy
Communities across the country are taking charge of their forests' furture
A Dialogue on Regional Planning
Mobile, Alabama takes a look at incorporating its human network with its natural systems

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Beyond Receding Waters
Years after Hurrican Katrina, the Gulf Coast turn green once again.
Acting Environmentally
Actor Matthew Modine talks about his new project, Bicycle for a Day
Diversity in Danger
The Custer National Forest heals slowly from the many wildfires its has suffered.
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Rowing To Save A Shoreline
120 days, 1,500 miles, 12 men and women. Is this any way to teach people to care for Chesapeake Bay?
Conservation's New Conservation
In the face of unrelenting development, how to keep forests in forest?
Social Register
The live oak reflects the South's strength of character and forbearance. An effort now underway tries to locate the cream of the crop.
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Envisioning An Evergreen Massachusetts
A goal of preserving and adding to forests despite encroaching development and long-term costs has other states watching with interest."
A Day in the the life of General Sherman
Our intrepid reporter gets up close and personal with a long-time champ
National Register of Big Trees 2008
Special Center Insert: Our biennial guide to 826 species.
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Ensuring Survival
Why it's tough to be a seedling in this West Virginia Global ReLeaf Forest - and why it's so important
Looking For Georgia's Lost Franklinia
In search of a tree not seenin the wild for 200 years.
Planning Central Florida: An Example For us All?
Can this diverse region improve ecologically while giving others an example to follow?
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Ensuring Emiquons Future By Restoring Its Past
An ambitious effort aims to bring back a diverse and culturally important forest ecosystem.
Sudden Death in the Southwest
Insects. Record heat. Drought. Can pinyon pine survice this "perfect storm"?

Assessing Humans & Nature: 5 Impacts
Today's environmental issues are just symptoms of a larger problem: the global human network
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Annual Report 2006
A review of projects and planting from the year gone by.
Tree Farming in paradise
An old industry has a new look in Hawaii.

The Highlands: An Ecosystem in Peril
The human network is encroaching on this ecological treasure. The challenge now is how best to manage the impact.
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How the Human Network Collided with the Environment
Unprecedented growth has allowed society to connect and evolve but it has placed relentless pressure on the world’s ecosystems
Blending Nature With Development
First Steps toward an environment ethos that fits a human-networked world.

Cool the Globe, Plant a Tree
A simple step that will help the earth now.

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Seeking The Remarkable Trees of Virginia
A new project is hunting for 100 of the state's most notable trees-and creating a lasting legacy along the way.
Lifelong Love Affair with Trees
A photojournalist looks back at a lifetime of caring about nature's bounty, both personally and professionally.

A Tree Pilgrimage in Istrael
Fascinating histories, ancient trees highlight the culture contained in this country's natural treasures.

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The Initiative in a Nutshall Why we call for a New Framework

Human Systems and Ecosystems: We Need a New Way of Thinking

People And Nature

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An Odd Pocket
This biological wonder and Global ReLeaf Forest site is an isolated refuge for species usually found much farther north.
Changing the Paradigm
The glory days of environmentalism are past. We need a new perspective that combines nature, commerce, and transportation.

New Champs in Height and Breath
The latest from the world of really big trees.

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Cover: Winter 2006
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Southern Comfort
Long before Hurricane Katrina forced attention on these timesless trees, they were a fixture in culture and memory.
Timberlands in Turmoil
As corporations divest, carefully managed forestland is up for grabs, and it portends and invisible—but staggering—crisis for the U.S.

Hope Takes Flight
These remnant woods took on a new cache when the Lord God Bird arose from the dead.
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Cover: Summer 2005
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Nurturing Native Lands
American Forests launches a new planting effort by helping the Nez Perce tribe restore a fire-damaged forest.
Spotlighting the Carolinas' Growing Piedmont: Charlotte's Green Leanings
A look at how they're balancing development and green space in Charlotte and the surrounding area
Outdoors in the Carolinas' Growing Piedmont: Charlotte's Green Ways
Take a hike around this bustling city and you'll see why Charlotte is the South's green Queen City.
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Building Faith in the Environment
People of faith are bringing a unique perspective and hands-on success to efforts to protect the Earth.
The View from Above
Reversal of aging, stress reduction, neighbor envy. The benefits of a tree house are many.
Cultivating Community from the Classroom
Teachers using high-tech GIS tools to map and measure local trees say the possibilities are endless and the kids are getting hooked.
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Afterburn
Wildfire is altering forests across the West—and depriving us of the "natural capital" the provide.
Saving the 'Smiling' Face of Florida
The Sunshine State's biggest tourest attraction benefits from efforts to plant native trees and improve water quality.
Certified Wood: Eco-Fad or Everlasting?
Just what is certification, anyway? A look at the goals, the symbols, and just where the movement is headed.
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Natural Capital
A single tree can launch an entire discussion about conservation and where it's headed.
In a State of Superlatives
Big Tree Paradise has an address: Go west. Stop at the ocean.
Trees Worth a Second Look
A unique perspective on garden varieties you might not know. An excerpt from the book Plant This!
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Planting Earnhardt's Forest
A racing legend's conservation roots are remembered in a drive to replant forests in the states where he raced.
A Mission for Monarchs
How a tree-planting project in Mexico can help save these beloved flying jewels.
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Rising to New Heights
National champs are bound to be big at the box office.
Nominating a Champ
An easy-to-follow guide to potential Big Tree fame.
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Doing Well by Doing Good
A move toward a sustainable economy is attracting followers from across the corporate spectrum.
From Little Acorns, Champion Oaks Grow
Thousands of miles apart but almost simultaneous, they show the pros and cons of fire and forest health.
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Time Line
Survivors of inconceivable eons and all-but-uninhabitable conditions, bristlecone pines provoke a wonder about our time and purpose.
A Tale of Two Fires
Thousands of miles apart but almost simultaneous, they show the pros and cons of fire and forest health.
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San Antonio: Restoring the Urban Oasis
Developement and tree loss usually go hand in hand. Here's how a southwestern jewel is gathering the tools to change that scenario.
Saving the Spirit Trees
Can the Virgin Islands create a link between environmentalis and cultural history through stories about ancestral shrines and jumbie trees?
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A Realm Of American Originals
Three hundred years after the Voyage of Discovery, the findings of Lewis and Clark are still affecting our everyday lives.
A City Guided By Its River
For decades the two struggled for dominance. Here's how they learned to coexist.
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South Africa's Growing Natural Resource
A well-run and successful timber industry allows this country to maintain native trees while reaping benefits from those that it plants for harvest.
Rooted in Memory
Are the old trees in your public space forgotten war memorials? A look back at the movement American Forests helped spawn and how it's evolved over the decades.
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The Healingof Los Alamos
As residents recover from the devastating wildfire in 2000, trees are a symbol of all that they lost - and what they hope to recover.
Preserving Natural Flordia
A sweeping plan in this wide-open city is keeping some of the wild in Jacksonville.
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Once Again, A Land of Eagles
The national symbol is more visible than ever these days, thanks in part to more woods.
Hogans of Hope
A project to build traditional Navajo housing helps the community as it heals the forest.
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The Sweet Sound of Liberty
A tuneful look at the final resting place of a great American tree.
Stalwart Species
Tenacious, rugged, and cool to look at, whitebark pine protects a region where few trees dare to tread.
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A Majestic Responsibility
Wild dillys. Blollys. And trees you can wrap your hand around. Welcome to Key Largo, where less is more.
How To Nominate A Champ
An easy step-by-step guide to potential Big Tree fame.
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Land of the Little Giants
Wild dillys. Blollys. And trees you can wrap your hand around. Welcome to Key Largo, where less is more.
Beyond the Fire Line
Crucial information that could help decide when fire helps an ecosystem has never been gathered.
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Cover: Autumn 2001
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When Fire and Forests Health Came to Town
The U.S. Forests Service hopes its National Fire Plan can restore woodlands while benefitting local economies.
Michigan's Discriminating Troubador
Back from the brink, the Kirtland's warbler is singing the praises of a habitat restoration effort.
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Cover: Autumn 2001
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Bringing Back the Forests
When wildfires end, scientist take advantage of their opportunity to improve what's left.
Digging Out of a Tree Deficit
Changing a city from gray back to green requires computer savvy, high-tech pictures, and local action.
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Climate Change: Trees Feel the Heat
We'll all feel the effects of climate change. Here's why you should care and how trees will fare.
Growing Pains on the Front Range
The Denver area struggles with too many trees in the mountains, too few on the plains, and a new dominant species: us.
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