America's Rainforest

At the present rate of destruction, according to one commentator, the old growth trees in Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, site of America's last remaining temperate rainforest, will be gone in 20 years. Interviewing people from the Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, and other organizations, America's Rainforest offers an overall explanation of how the rainforest operates, what effects patchwork clearcutting is having on the rainforest's inhabitants, and why artificial tree farms are unsuitable as replacements for the lost old growth stands. Not in the same league as The Politics of Trees (reviewed in our February 1992 issue) or Ancient Forests: Rage Over Trees (reviewed in our March 1991 issue), America's Rainforest is still a worthwhile supplement to those programs, and is recommended for those who need additional material on the subject. (Available from: Cambridge Educational, 90 MacCorkle Ave. SW, So. Charleston, WV 25303; (800) 468-4227.)