1Conservation Movement and the Roots of U.S. Forest Policy -- 1 -- Forest Policy in an Era of Environmental Awareness -- 1 -- Historical Roots -- 4 -- Early Forest Laws -- 5 -- Forest Exploitation and Disposal of the Public Domain -- 6 -- Forest Reserves and the Awakening of a Conservation Ethic -- 8 -- Forest Management Policies in the National Forests -- 11 -- Establishing Sustainable Forest Management on Private Lands -- 16 -- 2 Current Issues in U.S. Forest Policy -- 23 -- Sustainable Forest Management -- 24 -- Conserving Biological Diversity -- 33 -- Wilderness and Roadless Areas -- 41 -- Forest Health -- 47 -- Community Forestry -- 53 -- Forestry Regulation on Private Lands -- 62 -- Forest Land Conservation -- 74 -- Forest Management Certification -- 82 -- Forests and Water -- 89 -- Forests and Atmospheric Carbon -- 94 -- Forest Biotechnology -- 101 -- Emerging Issues and Future Policy Directions -- 106 -- 4 Personalities -- 131 -- 5 Forest Facts and Data -- 143 -- Forest Ecoregions in the United States -- 144 -- Forest Area, Production, and Trade Information -- 145 -- Ownership of U.S. Forests -- 146 -- Federal Public Forest System -- 147 -- State and County Forest Lands -- 153 -- Private Forest Lands -- 154 -- Tribal Forests -- 157 -- Conditions and Trends in U.S. Forests -- 158 -- Montreal Process -- 161 -- Forest Certification Principles and Standards -- 171 -- 6 Directory of U.S. Forestry Organizations -- 183 -- Federal and International Government Organizations -- 183 -- State Organizations -- 190 -- Nongovernment Conservation Organizations -- 197 -- Society of American Foresters Accredited Forestry Schools -- 220 -- Forest Products Companies -- 227 -- Forestry Trade Associations -- 229 -- Forestry Professional Associations -- 232 -- Other Forestry-Related Associations -- 234 -- General Forestry and Forest Conservation Books and Reports -- 240 -- U.S. Forest Policy Books and Reports -- 243 -- U.S. Forest History -- 248 -- International Forestry and Forest Conservation -- 250 -- Scientific Journals -- 252 -- 8 Nonprint Resources -- 265 -- Information Clearinghouses on the Web -- 265 -- Online Reports, Maps, and Information -- 267 -- Videos -- 270 -- Nonprint Resources from Various States -- 273.