November/December 2002 
Losing the Forest and the Trees
Bugs, blister rust, and fungi are attacking and killing off Fraser firs, native dogwoods, and whitebark pine from the eastern seaboard to the California coast. The losses could be as landscape-changing as the blight that nearly wiped out America's chestnut trees more than 50 years ago and Dutch elm disease.
By Todd Wilkinson
History for Sale
Private owners sell artifacts on the commercial market at prices well beyond the reach of the National Park Service. How can the agency realistically compete in today's market?
By Phyllis McIntosh
Parks Under Siege
Woefully understaffed parks along the U.S. southern border have become the special targets of drug and people smugglers. They have left behind a trail of trash, destruction, and in some cases, death. Nowhere else is the situation more pressing than at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, where this summer a park ranger was gunned down by a Mexican outlaw.
By Tim Vanderpool
Outlook
We can celebrate the parks, while recognizing that more needs to be done to protect them.
By Thomas C. Kiernan
Editor's Note
Letters
ParkScope
Wild pigs destroy Chumash history at Channel Islands
Water project plans at Mojave evaporate
Visitation drops at parks
Visitors attacking bears at Smokies
Historic lighthouses available at no cost
Violence against park staff rising
The second battle of Chancellorsville
Forum
Some of the most polluted air in the country is over national parks. We must strengthen, not weaken, the tools we have to clear the air.
By Hon. Sen. James M. Jeffords (I-Vt.)
Excursions
A holiday tour with a Latin flair.
By Patricia Caperton Parent
Historic Highlights
Ocmulgee National Monument.
By Ryan Dougherty
Rare & Endangered
The Karner blue butterfly.
By Jenell Talley
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