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?
—by Andy Bystrom

Conservation's New Conversation
In the face of unrealenting development, how to keep forests in forests?
—by Jane Braxton Little

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.
—Story and photo's by Bill Guion

FORUM
Letters

Editoral
130 Years Later, a New Challenge
A new partnership to rebuild natural systems while building human networks
—by Deborah Gangloff

CLIPPINGS

• News from the World of Trees
• Good News on Oak Deaths?
• Rising from the Ashes
• Wanted: Tree DNA
• Cool Globes Roll into DC
• Miracle Mango Tree
• Asthma-Fighting Trees
• Tree Doctor
• Washington Outlook

COMMUNITIES
Tending the Web of Life
This Global ReLeaf project is helping Hondurans improve their villages and thier lives
—by Betsy and Collie Agle

EARTHKEEPERS
From Silly Putty to Sycamores
The future looks bright thanks to efforts like this one by a New York 8-year-old
—by Katrina Ierardi

On the Cover:West Virginia's Canaan Valley. Photo by Andrew Williams