Clay Bell had spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers, and the wilderness itself to make the B-Bar ranch the prize of the Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the east, now threatens everything Clay has worked so hard to accomplish. Devitt has a contract with the Mexican Central to deliver railroad ties and wants to harvest timber off the government land where Clay grazes his cattle. Backing Devitt are corrupt judges,...

Scouting for trail damage after a Timber Creek flood, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner, Robo, stumble on the body of a murder victim with ties to a bizarre religious cult, before an unexpected visit leads to astonishing revelations.

Forest resources -- Timber for furniture -- Timber for paper -- Timber for building -- Timber for fuel -- Rain forest logging -- Looking to the future. Discusses the many different uses for timber products, the effects that logging and timber production have on the environment, and how forests can be managed sustainably.

Independent study for class at Fort Lewis College with interviews with Charles Artz and articles from The Dolores Star newspaper.