Southern Comfort
Long before Hurricane Katrina forced attention on these timesless trees, they were a fixture in culture and memory.
—by Ethan Kearns; photos by William Guion

Hope Takes Flight
These remnant woods took on a new cache when the Lord God Bird arose from the dead.
—by Gary Lantz

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.
—by Jane Braxton Little

FORUM
Letters

EDITORIAL
Tracking a Change in Forests
A shift in America's timberlands offers a chance to revisit community forests.
—by Deborah Gangloff

COMMUNITIES
A History of 'Common Forests'
Community woodlands invite cooperation and diverse uses. A look at how they began in the U.S.
—by Robert McCullough

CLIPPINGS
News from the World of Trees

• Earnhardt Forest Begins
• Nature at Your Service
• Tree Doctor
• Skiing Toward Success
• Picture-Perfect Partnership
• Washington Outlook
• Voices Among the Trees
• Celebrating with Ikea
• Regreening the Lower Rio Grande

PERSPECTIVES
Keeping Forests in Forest.
Five experts tell how they'd encourage private landowners to maintain their woods for ecosystem services.
—with R. Scott Wallinger, Louise Milkman, Tom Tuchman, Peter Stein, and Carol Daly

EARTHKEEPERS
Leading by Inspiration Earth Conservation Corps' young president is helping youth connect to the environment, and that enthusiasm is rubbing off.
—by William Clattenburg

On the Cover: Live Oak in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by William Guion.