Natural Capital
A single tree can launch an entire discussion about conservation and where it's headed.
—by Todd Wilkinson

In a State of Superlatives
Big Tree Paradise has an address: Go west. Stop at the ocean.
—by Whit Bronaugh

Trees Worth a Second Look
A unique perspective on garden varieties you might not know. An excerpt from the book Plant This!
—by Ketzel Levine, National Public Radio's Doyenne of Dirt

FORUM
Letters

EDITORIAL
The True Value of Forests
Forest management has failed to see the forest for the trees. It's time to change that.
—by Deborah Gangloff

COMMUNITIES
Historic Tree Collection Damaged.
A fall tornado decimates more than a decade of collecting and growing our nation's past.
—by Michelle Robbins

CLIPPINGS
News from the World of Trees

• Tree-Savvy Teachers
• Nature's Creations
• Tree Doctor
• Help for California's Forests
• More Trees for Syracuse
• Washington Outlook
• Nature: At Your Service
• A New Take on Recycling
• Earth Share
• Oak Death Genome Cracked

PERSPECTIVES
Restoring the Forest.
Putting the woods back the way it was is expensive and difficult. Often, it's also worth it.
—by Bryan Foster

EARTHKEEPERS
Palm Poet
A pulitzer Prize winner in Hawaii helps save these beloved but endangered natives.
—by Margaret A. Haapoja

On the Cover: Snow blankets trees in the Cascade Range in Washington State. CORBIS photo.