Contributors write short essays on, and excerpt news articles about: critiques on the U.S. Forest Service and Bush Administration, land regulation of "the commons" and private property, development surrounding Shenandoah National Park, criticism on Reagan's Council on Competitiveness (COC) as an agency that prioritizes business over environmental protections, the Native Forest Protection Act, the dangers of clearcutting and industrial foresting, silviculture, and the Timber Economics Act of 1991 proposed by Congressman Jim Olin. Included are calls to action asking readers to send mail to congress on issues such as a pipeline being built across the Virginia and West Virginia border.