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.
--by Gaynor Lawson

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.
--by Michelle Robbins

FORUM

LETTERS

EDITORIAL
Memorials that Live On
Some good ideas should last a lifetime. Here's an example of one that has.
--by Deborah Gangloff

PERSPECTIVES
San Antonio: Ripples of Change
Armed with new information on the benefits of their urban trees, officials plan for a more ecologically based future.
--by Cheryl Kollin

COMMUNITIES
Enchanted Partnerships
A congressman's idea becomes a Forest Service program that inspires collaboration and protects forests.
--by Bryan Foster

CLIPPINGS
News from the World of Trees

• Spring Fancy
• Trees of Liberty
• Calling the Lorax
• Washington Outlook
• On Second Thought

IN PROFILE
The Star-Crossed Honeylocust.
Ride the roller coaster of fame with this favorite native.
--by Jeff Ball

EARTHKEEPERS
Scout Restores Living Memorial
Oaks in Tuscaloosa honor local men who died in WWI.
--by Kate Ashford

On the Cover:US Capitol grounds in spring.