Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction: Natural and Human History of Pacific Northwest Forests
Part 3 Part I What is Sustainable Forestry?
Chapter 4 1 Sustainability of the Northwest Forest Plan: Still to be Tested
Chapter 5 2 Ecological Realities of the Northwest Forest Plan
Chapter 6 3 Sustained Yield: Goals, Policies, Promises
Chapter 7 4 Challenges to Sustainable Forestry: Management and Economics
Chapter 8 5 Sustainability and Public Values
Part 9 Part II Science and Policy Making
Chapter 10 6 Science, Scientists, and the Policy Process: Lessons From Global Environmental Assessments for the Northwest Forest Plan
Chapter 11 7 Roles of Scientists in Forestry Policy and Management: Views from the Pacific Northwest
Chapter 12 8 Science, Law, and Policy in Managing Natural Resources: Toward a Sound Mix Rather Than a Sound Bite
Chapter 13 9 Forests, Tornadoes, and Abortion: Thinking about Science, Politics, and Policy
Part 14 Part III Considering Threatened and Endangered Species
Chapter 15 10 Long-Term Population Monitoring of Northern Spotted Owls: Recent Results and Implications for the Northwest Forest Plan
Chapter 16 11 Vicious Cycle: Programmatic Consultation on Northern Spotted Owls in the Pacific Northwest
Chapter 17 12 Toward a Better Forest Future: Contracting for Critters
Chapter 18 13 The Struggle over Species Survival
Part 19 Part IV Forest Futures and Present Challenges: Beyond the Northwest Forest Plan
Chapter 20 14 Principles and Politics of Sustainable Forestry in the Pacific Northwest: Charting a New Course
Chapter 21 15 Fire on the Hill: Using Ecological Disturbance Theory to Understand the Ambiguous Prospects of the Northwest Forest Plan
Chapter 22 16 The Northwest Forest Plan as a Learning Process: A Call for New Institutions Bridging Science and Politics
Chapter 23 Conclusion: Forests Past and Forests Future- Connecting Science, Politics, and Policy