Theten tribes of the wilderness council are careful custodians of a temperate rainforest rich in moss-covered tan oak and redwood and closed to commerciallogging.

Cedar Creek Treehouse is 80 miles south of Seattle and is set 50 feet up in a 200-year-old western red cedar tree, right in the canopy of a lush temperate rainforest on the base of Mount Rainier.

Over 75% of Mexico's forests, which range from temperate spruce and fir to tropical rainforest, are controlled by ejidos or indigenous groups.