Paper giant Union Camp sold the last of its forests in 2006, and the trees that weren't clear cut for development now are largely in the hands of conservation trusts, land owning families and developers. The 418 timber properties that qualified as "agricultural" this year received tax bills based on assessments that were less than 1 percent of the land's market value in 2002, according to data from the county assessor's office. Chalk's legislation would increase the minimum size of...

The price also funds tree planting (10 are planted with each new customer) and environmental education. You can see major movies that are "carbon neutral," buy any flavor of organic yogurt and even watch as Bob Costas recaps Sunday football by candlelight for NBC. Beware the middleman If you need help with being a green consumer, there are plenty of companies eager to assist you for a fee. While the USDA does not certify every product out there, companies whose claims don't meet the...

This worldwide investigation, shot in high definition, looks at four key issues: climate change, vanishing habitats, disappearing species and human population growth. CNN takes viewers around the world in a two-part, four-hour documentary that examines our changing planet. From exposing illegal wildlife trading undercover in Southeast Asia to seeing first hand the devastating effects of deforestation in Brazil, they have gathered evidence on the unsettling changes taking place all around...

Production will start at a mill in Maine early next year, even though LP doesn't expect the product to gain significantly until timber prices climb again. This was a piece of laminated strand lumber, or LSL, a material that, when produced in full-size boards, could someday replace 20-foot studs in home construction. Company officials believe it will complement their offerings of beams, I-joists and siding that is, once a revived homebuilding industry starts driving timber prices up again....

The worry is that species of plants and animals will die and life will never be quite the same in forested hills and valleys rising from the river. HWACHEON, South Korea The conflict between North and South Korea has claimed hundreds of thousands of human casualties over more than half a century, but the latest group at risk is a different species entirely the otter. By now, however, the waters have receded to a trickle as the north branch of the Han flows sadly across the demilitarized...