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.
--by Gary Lantz

The Mystery Of Patrick Henry's Osage-Orange
Which enigma is greater: the age of the national champ or how it got to Virginia?
--by Nancy Ross Hugo

A City Guided By Its River
For decades the two struggled for dominance. Here's how they learned to coexist.
--by Alex Harte

FORUM

LETTERS

EDITORIAL
Watchwords from the West
Proposals from a recent Forest Health Summit bear consideration.
--by Gerry Gray

RECREATION
Geocaching: Trees as Treasure
Affordable GPS units are creating high-tech scavenger hunts.
--by Tim Wright

CLIPPINGS
News from the World of Trees

• Planting a Living Lesson
• Footsteps of Tigers
• Reviews
• Washington Outlook
• On Second Thought

HEARTWOOD
Trees, Environment, and Genes
In the evolutionary battleground, parentage is just the starting point.
--by Gary Moll

PERSPECTIVES
Un-common Ground
Controversy over the appeals process is eroding partnerships.
--by Jane Braxton Little
NEPA in a Knot.
Does the landmark law need a facelift?
--by Bryan Foster

EARTHKEEPERS
Green in Orange Shoals
Housing divine.
--by Geoff Williams

On the Cover:An Oregon white oak overlooks balsam root and lupine along the route of Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery.